Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

A team of researchers developed a tiny implantable microphone, paving the way for fully internal cochlear implants.

New research highlights how gliomas infiltrate the brain, and demonstrates a promising approach to reversing their effects.

An interdisciplinary Columbia team made the discovery, a leap forward in the field of cancer immunotherapy. 

Columbia biomedical engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic is bringing new treatments to patients with lung diseases.

The method allows scientists to predict the activity of genes within cells, and could transform our understanding of disease.

Future treatments for hearing loss could rely on a tiny 3D-printed microneedle designed by Columbia physicians and engineers.

Ioannis (John) Kymissis, W. Ian Lipkin, and Konstantin Petrukhin will be officially inducted as fellows at a ceremony in June.

Smiling robots, nanoplastics, electric fish, and an archaeological dig in Peru were some of the biggest news stories of the year.

New findings from a Columbia researcher suggest that ovarian aging has lessons for us all.

Targeting antidepressant medications to cells in the gut could cause fewer side effects than current treatments.

Engineering school and medical center researchers will build a wireless bioelectronic device to treat obesity and diabetes.