EPA currently considering new, stronger limits on PM2.5 air pollution which would protect health of all Americans
A new paper paves the way for better detection and prevention of certain precancerous changes in the esophagus and stomach.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Teachers College and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and a team of Icelandic and other North American clinical, behavioral, and social scientists.
The process by which neurons connect into functioning brains, even in fruit flies, is an epic exercise of developmental minutiae that could not matter more
Lessons learned from study could mitigate impact of future public health emergencies
In the first step toward understanding how dogs—and perhaps humans—might adapt to intense environmental pressures such as exposure to radiation, heavy metals, or toxic chemicals, researchers at North Carolina State, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, and the National Institutes of Health found that two groups of dogs living within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, one at the site of the former Chornobyl reactors, and another 16.5 km away in Chornobyl City, showed significant genetic differences between them.
Combining discoveries in cancer immunology with sophisticated genetic engineering, Columbia University researchers have created a sort of “bacterial suicide squad” that targets tumors, attracting the host’s own immune cells to the cancer to destroy it.
When making decisions, we rely on different kinds of memory. How does the brain decide which to use? New research suggests it depends on uncertainty
The Open Streets program launched in New York City during COVID-19 may be linked to an increase in street and sidewalk noise complaints, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health researchers.
A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control.
Postdoc Oliver Philcox may have found a “smoking gun” for new frontiers in physics.
Researchers develop highly accurate machine learning model for early detection of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers
Feeling preoccupied with your fitness regimen could be a warning sign of exercise addiction
With the atlas, researchers found features of motor neurons that make them vulnerable to ALS and cells that may be central regulators of chronic pain
Calorie restriction, a proven intervention to slow aging in animals, showed evidence of slowing the pace of biological aging in a human randomized trial
New research reveals differences in the gut microbiomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) compared to those of healthy controls.
Revelation of protein’s structural nuances point toward novel pharmaceutical approaches to chronic kidney disease, Alzheimer’s and other illnesses
Young blood has a rejuvenating effect when infused into older bodies, according to recent research: Aging hearts beat stronger, muscles become stronger, and thinking becomes sharper.
The Amazon rain forest has been degraded by a much greater extent than scientists previously believed, with more than a third of its remaining area affected by humans, according to a new study in the journal Science.
New research from Columbia Nursing shows that rural teens with asthma are more likely to be bullied—and that having more severe symptoms also increases risk.