His studies have reshaped the field of structural biology, revealing dynamic ensembles of biomolecules as a fundamental ...

Five first-year PhD students at CUIMC were offered the prestigious fellowship, along with two undergraduate researchers in CUIMC laboratories.

New VP&S faculty include a neuromuscular neurologist interested in environmental risk factors in ALS and a pulmonary sleep specialists interested in remote monitoring tools for patients.

“We’ve recently seen an explosion of data in genetics, epidemiology, pathology, diagnostic imaging, and other areas,” Kang says. “But all this data usually isn’t integrated in a meaningful way to ...

NEW YORK, NY (August 21, 2014) — Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due to a slowdown in a normal brain “pruning” process during ...

For the fourth consecutive year, CUIMC students traveled to Albany to deepen their understanding of the state legislative process and advocate for health care policies they personally value.

Based on Columbia research, an experimental drug for a rare type of ALS is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial after a new study found that the drug lowered levels of a toxic protein.

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 ...

Perimenopause—the stage of a woman's life before menopause—is like puberty but can seem more extreme. Columbia gynecologist Mary Rosser answers frequently asked questions.

Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer's in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.

Buchholz recommends parents model good behavior by choosing non-caffeinated foods and drinks when having meals with their kids, and schools should provide healthy choices, free of caffeine. How much ...

The center seeks to reinvent prenatal care, address the mental health of parents, improve the overall health of infants, and promote family well-being.