Scientists at Columbia University have captured a near complete snapshot of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptor, a protein that regulates neuronal activity.
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, health care workers on the front lines had high levels of acute stress, anxiety, and depression.
A newly discovered Alzheimer’s gene appears to drive the first appearance of amyloid plaque in the brain and could lead to new therapies that prevent the disease from developing.
In "Understanding Coronavirus," Columbia's Raul Rabadan provides answers to the most common questions surrounding the new coronavirus for a general audience.
A new dashboard developed by public health scientists at Columbia University highlights age, race/ethnicity, and sex disparities in COVID-19 cases state by state.
“Modest rises in the use of antidepressant and anxiety medications allay concerns over the pandemic driving steep increases in common mood and anxiety disorders,” Dr. Mark Olfson said in an email.
A new study reveals how P. aeruginosa bacteria—which cause many deaths worldwide from pneumonia—commandeer our immune defenses to thrive inside the lungs.
Craig Spencer, director of global health in the Department of Emergency Medicine, explains the risks associated with gathering thousands of people indoors during a pandemic.
CUIMC leaders are committed to developing and implementing solutions to combat the pervasive structural racism that has led to an epidemic of violence against Black Americans and people of color.
