CUIMC has honored five employees with 2025 Baton Awards that recognize team players who contribute to the overall success of the medical center.

Columbia researchers found that iron-deficient mice with influenza were unable to produce a key immune protein in the lungs that helps fight infections, even when iron levels returned to normal.

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 ...

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.

Rising rates of uterine cancer. The Columbia University Uterine Cancer Model predicts uterine cancer rates will continue to rise in the next 25 years for both Black (left) and white (right) women. The ...

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 ...

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

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 ...