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Blood and Gene Test Combo Forecasts Alzheimer’s Symptoms Years Before Onset

New findings from Columbia University researchers could help physicians decide when to prescribe preventive treatments.

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Mindset and expectations, not just the external environment, shape the “table of contents” into which our brains organize the day.

Raju Tomer’s lab explores the impact that neurological conditions and drugs like ketamine have on the brain.

With seed funds from the Data Science Institute, Kaveri Thakoor is helping doctors and AI train each other.

This new University-wide initiative builds on Columbia's existing research into cell and gene therapies and aims to drive greater progress in fundamental and translational science.

They have been chosen to deliver Institute of Mathematical Statistics Medallion Awards and Lectures.

Climate and Health: Action and Research for Transformational Change (CHART) is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Columbia engineers have developed powerful new battery "fuel"—an electrolyte that lasts and is also cheap to produce.

Atmospheric chemist V. Faye McNeill is pioneering change to address air quality in some of the world's fastest growing regions.

Collaborations between industry and academia can help accelerate research breakthroughs.

Gelman, a statistics and political science professor, has many irons in the fire, including The Economist's election tracker.

The award recognizes their global contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The two-year program will prepare young and mid-career professionals and future academics to be climate leaders.