Research & Discovery

A new study found that warming has made the air drier in both places, which can make forests more likely to burn.

Associations appeared when fluoride levels in neighborhood drinking water were close to or above current U.S. recommended levels.

Prenatal alcohol exposure remains a growing public health concern.

Neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing major depressive disorder.

The research suggests a new strategy for targeting the disease, the leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.

An analysis of millions of patient portal messages suggests that patients’ writing style may help explain disparities.

A Columbia team modeled how cancer spreads between organs using lab-grown bone and lung tissues.

Columbia researchers have developed a new way to visualize the heart’s electromechanical activity, offering insight into disease.

Columbia scientists are working to give observatories better views of restless volcanoes and to make those data openly available.

The findings represents a new path for identifying genes across many complex diseases, as well as strategies for their treatment.

In the years since its inception, the White Coat Ceremony has been adopted by almost all U.S. medical schools.

Most tropical tree species can adjust water-use strategies across rainfall conditions, offering hope in a warmer, drier world.