Columbia Researchers Reveal How Our Brains Fuel Curiosity
For the first time, researchers have connected people’s personal experiences of curiosity to the physical representation of it in their brains. You look up into…
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Fusion Protein Breakthrough Paves Way for Novel Measles Vaccine
Researchers from Columbia University and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology have developed a new approach to combat measles, focusing on creating vaccines and drugs…
Python Power: New Bio-Inspired Device Doubles Strength of Rotator Cuff Repairs
Columbia University has introduced a python-teeth-inspired surgical device aimed at strengthening rotator cuff repairs and reducing tendon re-tearing, leveraging 3D printing for customization. When most…
A Major Earthquake Caused One of the Largest Rivers on Earth To Abruptly Change Course – Could It Happen Again?
A heavily populated area may experience compounding effects of shaking. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that a massive earthquake 2,500 years ago…
Debunking the “Ecocide” Myth: The Real Story of Easter Island
Easter Island Inhabitants Found Ingenious Ways To Adapt to a Harsh Environment Recent studies refute the long-held belief of ecological collapse on Easter Island, showing…
New Study: How Vaccination Impacts Long COVID Recovery
Research by Columbia University on over 4,700 participants shows that long COVID has a varied impact, influenced by vaccination status and pre-existing conditions. Vaccinated individuals…
Exploring the Unknown: A Unique Quantum State of Matter Emerges at Columbia
Physicists at Columbia University have taken molecules to a new ultracold limit and created a state of matter where quantum mechanics reigns. There’s a hot…
Unlocking Graphene’s Potential: Oxygen-Free Methods Revolutionize Production
Columbia Engineers link oxygen to graphene quality and develop new techniques to reproducibly manufacture the wonder material at scale. Graphene has been called “the wonder…
Designing Safer, Higher-Performance Lithium Batteries With Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Columbia Engineers use nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to examine lithium metal batteries through a new lens — their findings may help them design new electrolytes…
When Cells Turn Against Us: The Ferroptosis Link in COVID-19 Lung Destruction
Researchers at Columbia University have discovered that ferroptosis, a specific type of cell death, is primarily responsible for the lung damage observed in severe COVID-19…
From Light to Insight: Columbia Researchers Illuminate the Mysteries of Visual Perception
Fruit fly study reveals brain-cell circuitry that could underlie how creatures large and small see wavelengths of light as information-rich hues. Perceiving something – anything…
New Study Links Complex Jobs to Reduced Risk of Dementia
A recent study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the Columbia Aging Center, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that individuals…
Reassessing Early Education: Startling Insights From a New Preschool Study
New review from Teachers College, Columbia University, University of Virginia, University of California-Irvine, and University of Delaware Reveals Varied Impact of Preschool Programs on Long-Term…
Reducing Alzheimer’s Risk by 70%: Columbia Scientists Discover Super Gene
Researchers at Columbia University have identified a genetic variant that may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 70%, potentially protecting thousands…
In a Scientific First, Mice Engineered With Rat Neurons Show Advanced Sensory Skills
Researchers at Columbia University have engineered mice with part-rat, part-mouse brains that allow them to smell as rats do. This breakthrough demonstrates the brain’s capacity…
New Columbia Study Links Pregnancy With Accelerated Aging
Each additional pregnancy in early adulthood was linked to an estimated acceleration of biological aging by 2.4 to 2.8 months. A recent study from the…
Columbia Study Proves Far-UVC Light Nearly Eradicates Airborne Viruses in Workspaces
Far-UVC light holds potential as an innovative approach to lower airborne virus concentrations in occupied indoor settings, yet its real-world efficacy remains unassessed. A new…
Scientists Discover Surprising Benefits of Unconsciously Remembering Things
A recent study sheds light on how sleep and daydreaming serve as optimal times for organizing and preserving memories for the long term. For memories…