Microscopic changes just below the brain’s surface are most closely linked to cognitive deficits seen in amateur soccer players who frequently head the ball.

As the leading global authority on ECMO, ELSO recognizes ECMO centers worldwide that demonstrate excellence across all domains— including patient care, clinical outcomes, research, quality improvement ...

Some research suggests that herpes infections contribute to Alzheimer’s, but in a clinical trial, antiviral treatment did not slow disease progression in people with early symptoms.

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased.

Researchers at Columbia University find that many cannabis products sold in unlicensed shops in New York state lack required health and safety labels and feature cartoon graphics attractive to youth.

PROscope, developed by Columbia researchers, looks at gaze stability to rapidly and objectively detect concussion.

A type of ultraviolet light called far-UVC—which is safe to use around people—kills more than 99.9% of airborne coronaviruses, a new study at Columbia has found.

Surgical sterilization rates among women increased in the United States after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health) overturned the constitutional right to abortion, found ...

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate—hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change ...

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and University of Iowa scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) ...

Memories linked with strong emotions often become seared in the brain. Most people can remember where they were on 9/11, or what the weather was like on the day their first child was born. Memories ...