October 9, 2019
Columbia Scientists Reverse Core Symptom of Schizophrenia in Adult Mice
These findings hold immense promise and reveal a potential new strategy for treating the more than 21 million people worldwide already diagnosed with schizophrenia.
September 27, 2019
Columbia Scientists Demonstrate Power of High-Speed Microscope to Illuminate Biology at the Speed of Life
The team behind the revolutionary 3D SCAPE microscope announced a new version of the high-speed imaging technology; it promises to impact fields as wide-ranging as genetics, cardiology, and neuroscience.
September 18, 2019
Anthony Fitzpatrick Receives $2.84M to Decipher Origins of Brain Disorders
The funding will support research that lays the groundwork for detecting and treating the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Lewy body dementia.
September 5, 2019
Bad to the Bone or Just Bad Behavior?
A new Columbia University study suggests that the way we perceive others’ bad behavior — as either biological and innate or potentially changeable — impacts our willingness to cut them some slack.
August 29, 2019
Biological ‘Rosetta Stone’ Brings Scientists Closer to Deciphering How the Body is Built
The findings provide a path forward for researchers hoping to make sense of a process that is equal parts chaotic and precise, and critical to understanding not only growth and development but also aging and disease.