Researchers report that CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome.

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A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and ...

NEW YORK, NY (August 21, 2014) — Children and adolescents with autism have a surplus of synapses in the brain, and this excess is due to a slowdown in a normal brain “pruning” process during ...

How is social media impacting young people’s mental health? There are youth, especially those with social anxiety or depression, who may have a tendency to spend more time online and reduce their real ...

Heart failure may lead to cognitive decline by creating a tiny calcium leak inside the brain’s neurons, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University. The finding could open the door ...

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.

Since most people, not just postmenopausal women, experience a rapid rise in blood sugar after eating refined carbohydrates, the authors suspect that these findings may also hold true in a broader ...

The center seeks to reinvent prenatal care, address the mental health of parents, improve the overall health of infants, and promote family well-being.

A Columbia study addresses a key challenge in the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration received more than 15,000 reports of health problems linked to dietary supplements between 2004 and 2013, including 339 deaths and nearly 4,000 hospitalizations.

As a graduate student, Sternberg worked with Doudna to develop one of the earliest CRISPR-based tools. Since joining Columbia in 2018, Sternberg has broadened his search, looking for additional ...