Over a thousand schoolkids learned about stem cells, brains, bacteria, and more at CUIMC’s annual Curious Minds Science Zone, an outdoor science extravaganza for local third- through sixth graders.

For those of us who winced every time a water-logged leather ball struck our heads during soccer practice, it’s perhaps no surprise that frequent heading of the ball has been linked to cognitive ...

Taking inspiration from a rare mutation that makes people impervious to viral diseases, a Columbia researcher is developing a therapy that could bestow this superpower on the rest of us.

A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

At the same time, the team is continuing to make improvements, including changes to other evoCAST components, to further improve editing efficiencies. But one of the biggest challenges right now for ...

The team then determined the mitochondrial density and energy transformation capacity within each cube—roughly the size of a large grain of sand—yielding an energy map of the entire slice.

Just five minutes of walking every half hour offsets harmful effects of prolonged sitting, a Columbia University study has found.

Using a new artificial intelligence method, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons can accurately predict the activity of genes within any human cell, ...

Columbia researchers have found that women born in the most sexist U.S. states experience faster memory decline in later life compared to women born in the least sexist states.

John Bilezikian, MD, is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, vice chair of the Department of Medicine for international ...

Analysis of 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer’s early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for prevention.