New details about the way this important molecule takes on tasks beyond sensing calcium could spur the develop of new drugs for breast cancer and other diseases.
BeatProfiler, a new research tool invented by Columbia bioengineers with the help of AI, speeds and simplifies the analysis of engineered heart tissue in the laboratory.
Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer's in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.
A study of mice found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain.
A prenatal test developed by Columbia University researchers can determine if a fetus or embryo has the right number of chromosomes at a fraction of the time, cost of other genetic tests.
Twenty years ago, Columbia scientists created a way to make neurons in a dish, a discovery that has led to clinical trials of an experimental drug that may slow the progression of ALS.
Spontaneous errors in the earliest phase of cell division may explain why so many human embryos fail to develop normally, according to research from Columbia University.
Using EEG to identify covert consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients could help predict which ones may recover, find researchers at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian.