New research shows positive experiences may boost the brain’s energy transformation, possibly building resilience against brain disorders in later life.
People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s had a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia after age 70.
Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer's in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.
With funding from the Ultra-rare Gene-based Therapy Network, scientists at Columbia and the n-Lorem Foundation will create tailor-made gene-based therapies for people with rare forms of ALS.
A study led by Columbia and Cornell researchers finds, surprisingly, that anticoagulants do not prevent recurrent strokes in people with one type of heart condition.
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.
ADScreen, a speech-processing algorithm developed at Columbia Nursing, is now being tested in a clinical trial to see if it can help health care workers identify patients with Alzheimer's earlier.
Botanists are using pioneering technology—designed by Columbia neuroscientists to understand the human brain—to uncover electrical signals that help Venus flytraps ensnare prey.
A mechanism used by adult zebrafish to create new neurons in the brain is dormant in people; reawakening it might repair our brains and slow Alzheimer’s disease.