CUIMC hosted a mental health awareness event on Oct. 22 for employees to gain understanding and awareness of campus mental health resources during the month of October.

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

Sadelain was elected for pioneering scientific studies that laid the groundwork for chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) immunotherapy for cancer and for advancing its clinical application.

The study presents the first high-resolution 3D structure of an important protein of the malaria parasite, opening new avenues for anti-malarial drug development.

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.

A Columbia study addresses a key challenge in the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders.

Some patients with a rare form of ALS benefited from an experimental therapy, with biomarker evidence of reduced injury to neurons and even limited functional recovery.

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 ...

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 ...

Early results from a study of newborn screening methods show that DNA analysis picks up many more preventable or treatable serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by ...

Columbia researchers have engineered probiotic bacteria that educate the immune system to destroy cancer cells, opening the door for a new class of cancer vaccines that take advantage of bacteria’s ...