News Search: Environmental Health Sciences

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Public Housing Service Outages Are Frequent and Prolonged, Endangering Residents’ Health

September 17, 2024

A new study examines electrical, elevator, heat, hot water, and water outages experienced by many of the more than half a million New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents.

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Environmental Health
How Climate Change Is Stressing the Global Food Supply and Public Health

September 12, 2024

As climate change puts more pressure on the global food supply, agriculture will, by necessity, adopt practices that may exacerbate its environmental impact.

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Environmental Health
NIH Award Creates Columbia-Led Exposomics Coordinating Center

September 9, 2024

The Center will organize and stimulate research on the human exposome—the cumulative measure of environmental exposures and corresponding biological responses.

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Environmental Health
Columbia Mailman Researcher Receives Award to Support Discoveries in Parkinson’s Disease

August 20, 2024

The award-winning project is titled “Preventing Dopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in Parkinson's Disease.”

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Aging and Healthy Longevity
Weather and Geography Drive Waterborne Infectious Disease Outbreaks

August 14, 2024

Weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases.

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Environmental Health
Largest Study to Date Finds Multiple Urinary Metals Play Key Role in Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality

August 1, 2024

Higher levels of urinary metals are linked to increased cardiovascular disease and mortality.

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Environmental Health
Study Examines Suicide Contagion Following Celebrity Deaths, Opening Avenues for Prevention

July 31, 2024

Researchers modeled the rapid and extensive spread of suicidal behaviors following high-profile suicides.

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Mental Health
Reddit Community Shares Strategies on Coping with Extreme Heat

July 9, 2024

A new online community is sharing information and advice on the various ways we can prepare ourselves for extreme temperatures driven by climate change.

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Climate and Health
First Study to Measure Toxic Metals in Tampons Shows Arsenic and Lead, Among Other Contaminants

July 8, 2024

Tampons from several brands used by potentially millions of people, can contain toxic metals.

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Environmental Health
Environmental Health Sciences Trainee Wins a Fulbright

June 17, 2024

With guidance from his mentor Diane Re, Isaac Mullings won a Fulbright to pursue research that builds on what he learned from Columbia scientists.

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Environmental Health

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