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Hallucinations are often portrayed as frightening or disruptive, but many people live with them long-term while continui...
08/28/2026

Hallucinations are often portrayed as frightening or disruptive, but many people live with them long-term while continuing to work, study and maintain relationships.

Jules Silverman, a participant in Columbia’s Lieber Recovery Clinic program, shares her experience with hallucinations, the role trauma has played in her mental health and how she’s learned to build a meaningful life alongside her symptoms.

Jules Silverman shares her story of living with hallucinations, overcoming trauma, and finding effective treatment at Columbia to lead a creative, meaningful life.

Meta’s $18B settlement puts child safety on social media back in the spotlight. But what can parents and teens do right ...
08/27/2026

Meta’s $18B settlement puts child safety on social media back in the spotlight. But what can parents and teens do right now to stay safer online? From privacy settings to recognizing risky interactions, Columbia Psychiatry's Dr. Zachary Blumkin shares practical steps to help teens navigate social platforms more safely.

For impressionable teenagers who are still developing ideas about themselves and want to feel validated by their peers, the lure of social media can often seem irresistible.

Columbia Public Health's Dr. Marni Sommer is helping boys navigate puberty with her new book, Bigger, Faster, Stronger, ...
08/27/2026

Columbia Public Health's Dr. Marni Sommer is helping boys navigate puberty with her new book, Bigger, Faster, Stronger, Hairier: A Book for Boys. Drawing on research with adolescent boys and the adults who support them, the book aims to provide clear, relatable guidance during a confusing time.

The new book by Marni Sommer and collaborators helps boys understand and cope with the often confusing changes that come with puberty.

Heading to the shore means jumping waves, building sandcastles, and avoiding the risks that come with strong currents, h...
08/27/2026

Heading to the shore means jumping waves, building sandcastles, and avoiding the risks that come with strong currents, heat exposure, and marine life. Columbia emergency medicine physician Dr. Christopher Tedeschi explains the top health risks of going to the beach and how to avoid them.

Learn how to stay safe at the beach with expert tips on preventing rip current accidents, heat illness, marine life injuries, and other common health emergencies.

The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a new treatment that significantly extends the lives of patients with advanced pancr...
08/26/2026

The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a new treatment that significantly extends the lives of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Learn about how Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers Drs. Gulam Manji and Kenneth Olive contributed to this breakthrough.

Daraxonrasib nearly doubled survival in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer in a landmark phase 3 trial.

Once dismissed as DNA’s “biochemical back-up singer,” RNA is now recognized as a powerful force in biology. Across Colum...
08/26/2026

Once dismissed as DNA’s “biochemical back-up singer,” RNA is now recognized as a powerful force in biology. Across Columbia, more than 30 labs study RNA, bringing researchers together through the annual Columbia RNA Day symposium to share ideas and spark new scientific connections.

More than 100 researchers from across Columbia’s three campuses gathered for the fourth annual RNA Day, celebrating the growing reach of RNA biology across biomedical science.

08/26/2026

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons researchers Nicholas Arpaia and team have discovered a new type of cell that helps lung cancers evade the immune system. The finding reveals a previously unknown capability of lung tumors and points to a potential new strategy for targeting the disease, the leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.

Columbia researchers have discovered a new type of cell that protects lung cancers from attacks by the immune system.

Most of the brain’s roughly 100 billion neurons are created before birth, but a small number continue to form in the adu...
08/25/2026

Most of the brain’s roughly 100 billion neurons are created before birth, but a small number continue to form in the adult hippocampus, and new findings from a Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons study suggest these neurons may play an important role in protecting against depression.

Analyses of nearly half a million brain cells revealed the specific cellular changes affecting the brain’s mood and memory center in patients with major depression compared with controls.

Columbia researchers are using digital pathology, AI and machine learning to transform visual patterns in breast cancer ...
08/25/2026

Columbia researchers are using digital pathology, AI and machine learning to transform visual patterns in breast cancer into quantitative measurements, an approach that could improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment decisions. Dr. Kevin Gardner says his research focuses on using these advances to better understand breast cancer.

Advanced cancer diagnostics "could become faster, more quantitative, more accurate and far more broadly accessible."

Aquatic yoga brings the benefits of familiar poses with less stress on the body. In warm-water pools, it can ease stiffn...
08/24/2026

Aquatic yoga brings the benefits of familiar poses with less stress on the body. In warm-water pools, it can ease stiffness, relax muscles and make stretching more comfortable. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons’ Dr. Loren Fishman, a yoga practitioner, calls it a “terrific option” for people with arthritis because of its gentle, non-jerky movements.

Here's what to know about this increasingly popular practice and who may benefit most from trying it.

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