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November 8, 2024

Antibodies that keep ancient viral DNA in check may inform new treatments

B-1 immune cells can recognize all sorts of viruses, Yale researchers find. Mimicking them may enable a pan-virus treatment that can address many virus types.

November 7, 2024

Decoding disease: Novel tool helps identify mutations in mitochondrial DNA

A new study led by Yale geneticists provides a long-needed tool to determine which mutations in the mitochondrial genome cause disease.

November 1, 2024

A step toward clinically useful brain-behavior machine learning models

Many predictive models don’t work well across different settings and populations. But testing them on diverse data can help, Yale researchers show.

November 1, 2024

Study on opioid poisoning in children points to prevention strategies

Most fatal pediatric opioid poisonings among children occur in their home with many following a history of maltreatment, a new Yale study finds.

November 1, 2024

Political pros no better than public in predicting which messages persuade

A new study by Yale political scientist Josh Kalla shows that experts performed little better than chance in identifying effective political messaging.

October 29, 2024

The Megacheiran candidate: Fossil hunters strike gold with new species

Ancient “gold” bug fossils, infused with pyrite, have been identified as a new species of arthropod.

October 24, 2024

Risky choices: How U.S. laws affect migrant children’s journeys to border

In a new study, a Yale sociologist examines the ways U.S. immigration law forces migrant children to make hard choices while journeying across Mexico.

October 23, 2024

‘True hybrid’ mice might reveal how new species emerge

Creating zygotes from the genetic material and cytoplasm of two mouse species yields offspring that differ drastically from their parents, a new study shows.

October 22, 2024

Physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs have unique roles in care quality

A new study shows different types of clinicians contribute to enhanced health care quality, findings that could guide strategic staffing.

October 22, 2024

‘Visual clutter’ alters information flow in the brain

Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know how that clutter affects the brain.