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.
Stem cells created from the skin of patients with a rare form of diabetes have been used to elucidate an important biochemical pathway for beta-cell failure in diabetes.
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have devised a hair restoration method that can generate new human hair growth, rather than simply redistribute hair from one part of the scalp to another.
Members of our community are speaking up to make their voices heard and educate the public on the consequences of NIH cuts. But despite these efforts and those of advocates nationwide, sequestration will remain in effect until Congress repeals it.
Drs. Rudolph Leibel and Michael Rosenbaum are members of a multi-center collaboration that plans to test competing hypotheses of obesity and weight gain.