Even occasional cannabis use is linked to worse school performance and emotional distress for teens, finds a new study led by Columbia University.

Different types of memories stored in the same neuron of the marine snail Aplysia can be selectively erased.

Research from Eric Kandel’s lab has uncovered further evidence of a system in the brain that persistently maintains memories for long periods of time.

This year, CUIMC celebrated the holidays throughout the month with events for students, faculty, and staff. CUIMC for the Holidays, the annual CUIMC employee appreciation event, was hosted by the ...

Most people associate post- traumatic stress disorder with anxiety, anger, and, at its worst, suicide. But one of the most pervasive symptoms of PTSD is not directly related to emotions at all: ...

Any time is a good time to take control of your financial well-being. On Tuesday, June 25, at noon, CU Thrive will host a financial wellness event for employees. Columbia experts will tackle topics ...

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 ...

Based on Columbia research, an experimental drug for a rare type of ALS is being tested in a phase 3 clinical trial after a new study found that the drug lowered levels of a toxic protein.

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate—hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change ...

Food FARMacia was launched in June 2019 after staff at the Washington Heights Family Health Center—part of NewYork-Presbyterian’s Ambulatory Care Network—found that nearly 30% of the families with ...

Surgical sterilization rates among women increased in the United States after a 2022 Supreme Court ruling (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health) overturned the constitutional right to abortion, found ...