As part of a new NIH consortium, scientists will trace how regions targeted by deep brain stimulation connect with the rest of the brain, information that could improve the treatment's efficacy.
Humans evolved to resist losing body fat so that we don’t become extinct, says Rudolph Leibel, chief of the pediatric molecular genetics division at Columbia University’s medical center.
With a transformational gift of $6.5 million, the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University will launch its second decade of excellence in clinical care, research, and education.
But policies that dismiss mental health as less important than physical health endanger patients, said Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a Columbia University psychiatrist.
Columbia bioengineers are the first to program bacteria that guide immune cells to tumors, which could make more cancers treatable with immunotherapies.
Unmedicated children may struggle to learn and regulate their behavior in class, Warren Ng, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, tells TODAY.com.
Editor's Note: Helen Ouyang, the author of this opinion piece, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
