Although it is well documented that using beta blockers is effective in preventing a subsequent heart attack or death, not all hospitals are prescribing them widely for complicated internal reasons, a study by researchers at Yale concludes. B-blockers...
Yale University has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to integrate into the education of all medical students a model of care that reflects the complex nature of the needs of the aging population. The lead investigator...
Men employed as roofers or sheet metal workers, who work with rubber and plastic products, or are employed in cleaning businesses, among other occupations, are at higher risk of developing brain cancer, a Yale investigation shows. Women are at higher...
Although cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products are considered to be the greatest single source of human exposure to certain carcinogens, they do not appear to cause brain cancer, a Yale investigation has found. “Brain cancer incidence and...
Edward Zigler, Sterling Professor of Psychology and the Child Study Center, has been awarded the Connecticut Higher Education Lifetime Achievement Community Service Award. The award is intended to publicly acknowledge outstanding leadership and...
Adult stem cells that can create new liver, lung, gastrointestinal and skin cells, and possibly any other organ in the body, have been discovered in bone marrow, according to a newly-published study by a Yale researcher and collaborators. “This is the...
The use of home monitors to detect prolonged cessation of breathing or a slower than normal heart rate in infants are not an effective means of preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a study by a Yale researcher has found. “This study certainly...
Cigarette smokers interested in quitting are invited to join a six-week, research treatment study at Yale School of Medicine that combines the nicotine patch and naltrexone, a medication used to help fight addictions. All participants will receive the...
The pin dot-sized deer ticks responsible for more than 100,000 cases of Lyme disease nationwide are now found to carry yet another new and infectious organism, a Yale researcher has found. “We report here, for the first time, the existence of a...
Most women in underserved populations do not continue breastfeeding after four months because they lack the confidence they will do so, and they think their infants prefer formula, a study by Yale researchers shows. Of the 64 women who participated in...