Many major advances in medicine, especially in neurology, have been sparked by recent advances in electronic systems that can acquire, process, and interact with biological substrates. These... Read more
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have developed a highly innovative computational framework that can support personalized cancer treatment by matching individ... Read more
Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at the Center for Radiological Research at Col... Read more
Through a few clever molecular hacks, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have converted a natural bacterial immune system into a microscopic data recorder, laying the groundwo... Read more
Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes Researchers have devised a medicated skin patch that can turn energy-storing white... Read more
Study also identified possible target for novel therapies Age-related memory loss may be reversed by boosting blood levels of osteocalcin, a hormone produced by bone cells, according to mous... Read more
New study of snail neurons suggests memories that trigger anxiety, PTSD could be ‘erased’ without affecting normal memory of past events Different types of memories stored in the same neuron... Read more
As CRISPR-Cas9 starts to move into clinical trials, a new study published in Nature Methods has found that the gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the... Read more
Scientists have succeeded in generating a new type of embryonic stem cell that carries a single copy of the human genome, instead of the two copies typically found in normal stem cells. Thes... Read more
Team uses chemical compound to restore affected brain regions; findings could lead to new treatment strategies Researchers have successfully disrupted a genetic chain of events in a mouse mo... Read more
A potential precision medicine approach for treating vision loss Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and University of Iowa scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CR... Read more
Nanometer-sized “drones” that deliver a special type of healing molecule to fat deposits in arteries could become a new way to prevent heart attacks Nanometer-sized “drones” that deliver a s... Read more
Cells could be exploited to treat osteoarthritis and osteoporosis A stem cell capable of regenerating both bone and cartilage has been identified in bone marrow of mice. The discovery by res... Read more
Microscopy system is faster, simpler, and cheaper Opening new doors for biomedical and neuroscience research, Elizabeth Hillman, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Eng... Read more
Personalized scaffold promotes tissue regeneration in sheep Columbia University Medical Center researchers have devised a way to replace the knee’s protective lining, called the meniscus, us... Read more
