Health & Medicine

Nutrition scientist Marie-Pierre St-Onge discusses the effects of melatonin and tryptophan and suggests what to eat for a better night’s sleep

Columbia researchers are investigating ultra-processed foods, sedentary lifestyles, and other possible explanations

Research briefs from Columbia

Columbia researchers are using AI to unravel genetic mysteries behind cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more

Pioneering research seeks to reduce the frequency of adverse drug reactions

Surgeon Rogsbert Phillips-Reed ’77VPS takes her advocacy for women’s health on the road

How Columbia researchers are working to treat, prevent, and ultimately cure the world’s fastest-growing neurological disorder

In Booster Shots, pediatrician Adam Ratner ’97PH, ’97VPS grapples with the repercussions of the anti-vax movement

Columbia epidemiologist Katherine Keyes ’10PH explains the slippery science behind alcohol’s health effects

Scholars at Columbia peer into the plugged-in adolescent mind and assess the impacts of a digital upbringing

Research briefs from Columbia

Neurobiologists pinpoint the source of paternal instinct in the oldfield mouse, a rodent known for its unique fatherly behavior