Hundreds of CUIMC employees and community members reenergized with music, ice cream, and advocacy opportunities at the annual employee event.

Brushing immediately after eating or drinking something acidic can damage the enamel layer of the tooth.

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

Just five minutes of walking every half hour offsets harmful effects of prolonged sitting, a Columbia University study has found.

Columbia researchers have engineered bacteria as personalized cancer vaccines that activate the immune system to specifically seek out and destroy cancer cells.

A new study finds that mitochondria in our brain cells frequently fling their DNA into the cells' nucleus, where the mitochondrial DNA integrates into chromosomes, possibly causing harm.

Your finances can impact nearly all areas of your life, including physical and mental health. Columbia researchers share tips for taking control of your money to improve well-being.

Columbia University today announced the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University. The center will catalyze the ...

Columbia physicians and patients were essential in demonstrating the effectiveness of the world’s first CRISPR gene-editing therapy, now approved for use in the United States.

Data from an ongoing study found that women who had experienced frequent weight fluctuations had more risk factors for heart disease.

Columbia researchers have identified brain circuits that, when injured, make conscious patients with acute brain injury appear unresponsive, a phenomenon known as hidden consciousness.

Learn the signs of heat stroke—a medical emergency—and how to keep kids cool.