Fall/Winter 2019

Featured Stories

Studying Suicide: Brain Imaging, Neurochemistry, Molecular Genetics Offer Insight

Other Research Examines the Effect—and Limitations—of Ketamine

The questions scientists ask have shaped the unique suicide research being done at Columbia: How do the brains of suicide decedents differ from other brains?
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The Survivors Left Behind

Jennifer Ashton’s Book Discusses Loss Following a Suicide in Her Family

One day in June 2018, Jennifer Ashton’00 had filmed a segment for “Good Morning America” as chief medical correspondent for ABC News...
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Preventing Suicide: Genetic Studies, Screenings, Apps

Researchers Explore New Ways to Identify Individuals at Risk

No one can explain why the suicide rate in the United States has gone up nearly every year of this century...
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