A new type of ultraviolet light that may be safe for people took less than five minutes to reduce the level of indoor airborne microbes by more than 98%, a joint study by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and in the U.K. has found.
Cereal Fiber but not fruit or vegetable fibers Is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease
For the first time, researchers have monitored air pollution in Lomé, the capital city of Togo in West Africa, over multiple years.
MediSCAPE, a high-speed 3D microscope designed by Columbia Engineers, can see real-time cellular detail in living tissues to guide surgery, speed up tissue analyses, and improve treatments.
Possible Key to Better Eruption Forecasts Overturns Conventional Theory
Genetic origins of their splendid colors and wavy shapes revealed
A new study from the department of psychology reveals how we can adapt our negative memories to make them more positive.
Discovery reveals that a protein normally involved in clearing cells of molecular debris can clump into fibrils, potentially hobbling cells
Only one currently authorized antibody treatment retains its activity against all omicron subvariants, according to new research by scientists at Columbia University and the University of Hong Kong.
Prices paid to anesthesia practitioners increased after hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers contracted with a physician management company (PMC), and were substantially higher if the PMC received private equity (PE) investment, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Weill Cornell Medical College.
New method for assessing pain and pain relief uncovers a neurological legacy of drug use, passed down genetically to male offspring
Risk of severe maternal mortality for racial and ethnic minority women is three times as high as for non-Hispanic white women
Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize the field of radiology as a tool to improve disease detection, diagnosis, and clinical care.
New method for assessing pain and pain relief uncovers a neurological legacy of drug use, passed down genetically to male offspring
A common virus that causes no harm in most people may be a danger to organ transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people, say researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.
Columbia psychiatrist’s groundbreaking book returns to the best-seller list 11 years after publication as attachment theory gains popularity on social media
Research collaboration teases out cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie one of pandemic’s signature symptoms, with implications for other health conditions
We human beings need plants for our survival. Everything we eat consists of plants or animals that depend on plants somewhere along the food chain. Plants also form the backbone of natural ecosystems, and they absorb about 30 percent of all the carbon dioxide emitted by humans each year. But as the impacts of climate change worsen, how are higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and warmer temperatures affecting the plant world?
Walking is the most natural of movements. Without thinking, we put one foot forward and then the next, on and on, propelling us forward. So, if we’re not consciously directing this complex interplay of nerves and muscles, what is?
Nearly 80 percent of patients see pharmacists as a key component of their health care team, but more advanced training is needed to meet growing demand and fill gaps in care