Health & Medicine

The effort, part of a nationwide research study, is being led by Professor Nabila El-Bassel ’89SW

We talk with mindfulness expert Tzivia Gover '96SOA, the director of the Institute for Dream Studies

A study finds new explanation for obesity and diabetes among famine survivors 

Scientists find "aggressive" part of the hippocampus

A study finds that high-school students who are taught to communicate with their peers about sex are less likely to be sexually assaulted in college

Why brain science and bouldering have more in common than you think

At Columbia’s School of Nursing, a medical simulation center exposes students to the emotional and practical challenges of patient care

Geneticist Angela Christiano’s research not only offers hope to those suffering from hair loss, it could point the way to new cancer therapies

Farmers in India could ameliorate water shortage and malnutrition by switching from rice to other grains

A study by Columbia researchers concludes that the benefits of reduced flight times are outweighed by the effects on residents below

Columbia researchers are developing what would be the first wearable diagnostic device for traumatic brain injury

Gerontologist Linda P. Fried shares the secrets to living a longer, healthier, and happier life