A newly discovered Alzheimer’s gene appears to drive the first appearance of amyloid plaque in the brain and could lead to new therapies that prevent the disease from developing.
In "Understanding Coronavirus," Columbia's Raul Rabadan provides answers to the most common questions surrounding the new coronavirus for a general audience.
A new dashboard developed by public health scientists at Columbia University highlights age, race/ethnicity, and sex disparities in COVID-19 cases state by state.
“Modest rises in the use of antidepressant and anxiety medications allay concerns over the pandemic driving steep increases in common mood and anxiety disorders,” Dr. Mark Olfson said in an email.
A new study reveals how P. aeruginosa bacteria—which cause many deaths worldwide from pneumonia—commandeer our immune defenses to thrive inside the lungs.
Craig Spencer, director of global health in the Department of Emergency Medicine, explains the risks associated with gathering thousands of people indoors during a pandemic.
CUIMC leaders are committed to developing and implementing solutions to combat the pervasive structural racism that has led to an epidemic of violence against Black Americans and people of color.
It’s a phrase that Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Mailman School of Public Health, hears often from friends who ask if it’s safe to meet up outside, or to invite others for a meal.
A study of nearly 400 pregnant women is among the first to show that socioeconomic status and household crowding increase the risk of getting COVID-19.
Genetic changes that were believed meaningless may play an important yet overlooked role in human diseases, including breast cancer, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center finds.
