Thanks to a man who allowed himself to be bitten by his pet snakes, scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom that neutralizes the neurotoxins in 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes.

More information The research appears in “Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase,” published May 15 in Science. All authors: Isaac P. Witte ...

Many people who’ve been treated for chest pain are particularly prone to spend most of their days sitting, reclining, or lying down after they’ve been discharged from the hospital. But that’s a ...

Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced today that its Division of Cardiology has received a $32.5 million gift from the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust ...

Why is social isolation dangerous? Because we live in a social world. It’s healthy for an individual to have at least one or two friends who listen to you, whom you can engage with, and have fun with.

But for some—about 15% of people—nosebleeds are a regular occurrence. “Frequent nosebleeds are a reason to see a primary care doctor or an ENT (an ear, nose, and throat) specialist,” says David A.

Columbia University today announced the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University.The center will catalyze the ...

Legend has it that Marie Antoinette’s hair turned gray overnight just before her beheading in 1791. Though the legend is inaccurate—hair that has already grown out of the follicle does not change ...

Unlike type 2 diabetes, type 1 is an autoimmune disease. Even people in their 70s and 80s can develop type 1, when the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body’s own insulin-making ...

NEW YORK, NY (December 14, 2015)—Researchers have discovered how immune cells triggered by recurrent Strep A infections enter the brain, causing inflammation that may lead to autoimmune ...

“That’s when we realized how metformin might be able help, since metformin is known to act on the mitochondria,” Papachristodoulou says. In mice and men, metformin slows prostate cancer To test ...

An estimated 30% of adults experience insomnia, and a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that diet may be partly to blame. The study ...