Another patient, a man in his mid-30s, was asymptomatic when he began treatment, but tests of electrical activity in his muscles indicated that symptoms would likely emerge soon. In three years of ...

More information The research appears in “Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase,” published May 15 in Science. All authors: Isaac P. Witte ...

The AI at VP&S Initiative aims to advance patient health, support health care workers, and push forward biomedical sciences through AI innovation. While the initiative officially launched this year, ...

The Match Day celebration at VP&S was held in the Hudson Lounge at 50 Haven Avenue and featured remarks from Katrina Armstrong, interim president of Columbia University in the City of New York; Jim ...

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share that Kathleen Sikkema, PhD, Stephen Smith Professor and chair of the department of Sociomedical Sciences, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Columbia ...

In the News Highlights Is There Really a Chronic Disease Epidemic? It’s Complicated. May 22, 2025 The New York Times Six in 10 Americans have at least one chronic disease, and four in 10 have two ...

May Lead to Development of Tailored Treatments for Anxiety New York, NY (Sept. 20, 2006) – Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified an emotional control circuit in the human ...

Columbia researchers have discovered a genetic variant that reduces the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70% and may be protecting thousands of people in the United States from the ...

"The biggest change in 2021 is that the latest science casts doubt about aspirin’s ability to prevent colon cancer," says Columbia internist Andrew Moran, MD."A lot of people are unaware of this ...

A Comprehensive Postpartum Checklist 1. Physical recovery After delivery, there is a lot of soreness and healing that takes place. It is important for patients to have a full physical exam during ...

New study suggests jacifusen eliminates toxic proteins In his new study, published Jan. 24, 2022, in Nature Medicine, Shneider found that a single infusion of jacifusen at birth in a mouse model ...

As a graduate student, Sternberg worked with Doudna to develop one of the earliest CRISPR-based tools. Since joining Columbia in 2018, Sternberg has broadened his search, looking for additional ...