Yale University researchers have found that a single gene plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis in mice. The research provides insight into the causes of atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
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Food advertising on television increases automatic snacking on available foods in children and adults, according to a series of experimental studies conducted by researchers from Yale University. The research appears in the July issue of the journal...
In an effort to help families and school administrators fight the epidemic of obesity among children, a Yale-led team of researchers has developed a practical coding system to evaluate school wellness policies, which are required of all schools...
Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of...
In a change that more accurately defines the prognosis for patients with lung cancer, experts in the disease have devised a new, more scientific system for classifying a patient’s lung cancer stages. The new system and its implications for cancer...
While the quality of medical care available in the United States is the best in the world, says otolaryngologist Dr. Keat Jin Lee of the Yale School of Medicine, the system that delivers that healthcare is unacceptably expensive, disjointed and wasteful....
In research that could lead the way to development of stronger vaccines and better therapy against tumors and autoimmune diseases, a team of researchers from Yale School of Medicine has shown how blocking a protein that controls cellular growth and death...
Physician-scientist David A. Hafler, MD, a leader in the effort to better understand the molecular basis of multiple sclerosis (MS), has been named chief and chair of neurology at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM). His...
Retroviruses such as HIV that are already within cells are much more easily transmitted when they are next to uninfected cells than if they are floating free in the bloodstream. “Cell-to-cell transmission is a thousand times more efficient, which is why...
In a major advance in obesity and diabetes research, Yale School of Medicine scientists have found that reducing levels of a key enzyme in the brain decreased appetites and increased energy levels. Reductions in the levels of the enzyme...