Disease
October 24, 2018
How Columbia University is Untangling Alzheimer's Disease
Meet the scientists leveraging technological advances to reveal aspects of the disease long hidden from view.
Disease
October 23, 2018
How to Reverse Memory Loss in Old Mice
Columbia scientists reveal new details of how a naturally occurring hormone can boost memory in aging mice, laying the groundwork for staving off this form of memory loss in people.
Disease
October 10, 2018
Columbia Scientist Awarded $7.8M to Identify New Targets Against Brain Disease
By determining the molecular signatures of Alzheimer’s, CTE and other conditions, Anthony Fitzpatrick and his research team to pave way for treatments that target hallmarks of neurodegenerative disease.
The Senses
September 17, 2018
Activity Speeds Recovery After Brain Injury in Mice
Columbia research in mice finds unexpected resilience in the brain; findings could inform future treatment approaches for patients recuperating from stroke or other brain trauma.
Learning & Memory
September 4, 2018
Teenage Brains: Wired to Learn
As millions of teens head back to the classroom, discover what the latest research into the adolescent brain reveals about how teens learn and interact with their environment.
Growth & Development
August 27, 2018
How Do Fruit Flies Grow Legs? Solving a Molecular Mystery
Columbia study helps settle long-standing scientific debate about how embryos develop, offers clues for diseases like cancer, in which normal development patterns go awry.
Decision Making
August 16, 2018
How People Use, and Lose, Preexisting Biases to Make Decisions
New Columbia research shows that the human brain employs precise, mathematical logic to decision-making, revealing new insight into the brain science that guides learning.
The Senses
July 11, 2018
New Study Reveals Brain Mechanisms for Distinguishing Self from Other
Columbia research identifies neural-circuit activity in electric fish that could explain how humans subtract out signals generated by our own bodies; could inform studies of sensory disorders such as tinnitus.
The Senses
May 30, 2018
Scientists Switch Off Pleasure from Food in Brains of Mice
Columbia study shows that altering activity in brain’s emotion center can eliminate the natural craving for sweet; findings could inform treatments for eating disorders.
The Senses
May 24, 2018
Carol Mason Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Academy recognizes decades of work to map complex pathways that connect the eye to the brain; research that could inform treatments of developmental and vision disorders.
