Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.
A powerful resource at Columbia University has opened areas of inquiry about the corporate and regulatory histories of these companies. ToxicDocs is a database of some 20 million once-secret industry and trade association documents concerning the health hazards of toxic chemicals such as asbestos, lead and PCBs.
A new study by Columbia researchers shows that the brain plays back and prioritizes high-reward events for later retrieval and filters out the neutral, inconsequential events, retaining only memories that are useful to future decisions.
The most common tests for glaucoma can underestimate the severity of the condition by not detecting the presence of central vision loss, according to a new Columbia University study.
Access to healthcare is at stake on Nov. 6, says Michael Sparer, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Columbia People: Jonathan Kornberg, Director of Instructional Technology at Irving Medical Center
Researchers found clumps of non-functioning hnRNP H and at least three other RNA-binding proteins in the brain cells of people who had died with ALS, frontotemporal dementia or both.
Columbia Technology Ventures nurtures laboratories and startups across Columbia's campuses, sparking innovative research and technologies.
Before deciding to become a doctor, Michael Hernandez wanted to be a priest. “I always loved the idea of helping people.”
If he hadn’t nearly died, Jamal Lewis likely never would have found his way to the Mailman School of Public Health, and a life devoted to the field of environmental health.
Michael Alberto oversees Irving Medical Center’s central dining and catering service where his team is set to surpass 6,000 catered events this academic year.