In the first study of its kind, a Yale-led research team has shown that older individuals’ beliefs about aging can have a direct impact on their health. The study suggests that negative beliefs or stereotypes about aging that many elderly Americans...
Mature liver cells in humans are generated from bone marrow-derived stem cells, a Yale-NYU team has discovered, paving the way for improved treatment of liver damage and disease. “This is an exciting finding, and incredibly surprising because the bone...
Adding antimicrobials to consumer products such as hand lotions and soaps may not add to their effectiveness, according to Yale School of Medicine professor Myron Genel, M.D., chair of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Council on Scientific...
Combining a drug used to treat alcoholism with a drug treatment for opiate addiction may be the key to treating cocaine addicts, a Yale study finds. When buprenorphine, an alternative to methadone for treating opiate addiction, was combined with...
To combat the prevalent problem of head lice in children, a Yale pediatrician has invented a shampoo that makes the nits visible under ultraviolet lights, making for easier, more effective removal. The shampoo contains a non-toxic fluorescent dye that...
A new Yale study reports increased rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts by young adults nationwide with general medical illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis and cancer. “Suicidal ideation and attempts are quite common and frequently are seen in...
A Yale study shows that make believe play enhances school-readiness skills in children, particularly those from low-income families. Dorothy and Jerome Singer, directors of the Yale Family Television Research and Consultation Center, found that training...
The College Entrance Examination Board’s scoring of Advanced Placement (AP) exams is unrealistically inflated, says William Lichten, professor emeritus of physics at Yale and a fellow of the Institution of Social and Policy Studies, in a newly-published...
Yale Law School has announced the recipients of the Knight Fellowships in Law for Journalists for the 2000-2001 academic year: Ashbel S. Green, a reporter for The Oregonian; Christi Parsons, a staff writer for the Chicago Tribune; and Thom Rose, a...
Yale has established The Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders to further historical and comparative explorations of the frontier experience in North America and throughout the world. The center honors Howard Roberts Lamar,...