A novel omega-3 injectable emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents experiencing lack of oxygen at delivery, a major cause of disability in human infants and children.
Researchers at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine have engineered exosomes to carry CRISPR, significantly enhancing the delivery of genome editing components to specific cells and tissues.
A Columbia sociologist makes a case for a sex-positive epidemiology that considers pleasure, satisfaction, and well-being alongside familiar outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections.
Health departments continue to face challenges in recruiting new employees including insufficient funding, a shortage of people with public health training, and lengthy hiring processes.
Including BRCA1 testing with prenatal carrier screening could identify people at risk of breast, ovarian, and pancreatic cancer at a time when cancer screening could save their lives.
Columbia Nursing's creation of its Doctor of Nursing Practice program was revolutionary in 2004, and their model of doctorate-level clinical education for nurses remains in the vanguard.
Editor's Note: Filko Prugo is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
People with the condition typically avoid reminders of the traumatic event. “One of the problems with PTSD is, you pull inward,” said Dr. John Markowitz.
Dean of Columbia University School of Nursing and breast cancer survivor Lorraine Frazier joins @Alex_Presha to support cancer survivors and advocate for public awareness.
