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As trials show that psilocybin and LSD may help treat depression and anxiety, mental-health providers ready for a revolution.
A study found that ChatGPT can help prioritize critical aspects of care while explaining its interventions.
A new $400 million gift from Roy and Diana Vagelos will secure Columbia’s leadership in biomedical science research and education.
A study found that, with surprising frequency, unresponsive patients with brain injuries show clear signs of cognitive function.
A new study has yielded a pathbreaking trove of data on how a person’s brain abstractly represents acts of reasoning.
Columbia researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote healing.
Bacteria can create free-floating and ephemeral genes, raising the possibility that similar genes exist in us.
A new study shows that the world’s largest reef system is under unprecedented pressure.
Columbia Physics PhD student Jordan Pack talks about a new technique to study the electronic properties of quantum materials.
Columbia’s core curriculum led rising senior Aman Choudhri to his new life as a “policy wonk.” He also likes to dance.
Some trees produce isoprenes that interact with pollutants to form ground-level ozone, a prime factor in respiratory ailments.
Marie Lilly is doing new research on where ticks are present in New York parks, and how people understand their exposure risk.