A new study by Yale University suggests that people’s state of mind may influence how physically satisfied they feel after a meal and how likely they are to still feel hungry and consume additional food. The study, which could have implications in the...
A video game created by Yale School of Medicine researchers to help at-risk youth reduce their risk of HIV infection will be developed by Schell Games.The game is part of the Play2PreventTM initiative at Yale (www.Play2Prevent.org), which is aimed at...
Millions of people suffer from relentless itching, unrelated to allergies or bug bites, that cannot be relieved by antihistamines or topical creams. Now, a research team led by Yale School of Medicine has identified a peptide (a grouping of amino acids)...
A new study by Yale School of Medicine finds that many cancerous skin lesions are missed in exams by non-specialists, and that only a total body skin exam (TBSE) by a dermatologist can ensure they will be detected. In addition, the findings suggest the...
In a finding that could have implications for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Yale University researchers have identified a previously unknown sensor regulating the composition of certain intestinal bacterial microflora (...
Some of the most effective and expensive cancer drugs, dubbed “smart drugs” for their ability to stop tumors by targeting key drivers of cancer cell growth, are not effective in some patients. In two related studies, Yale School of Medicine researchers...
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University has launched a new website aimed at helping parents navigate through the complex issues of school food. The new website, Rudd SPARK — Supporting Parent Advocates with Resources and Knowledge...
A center to train the public health workforce in Connecticut and Rhode Island will be established at the Yale School of Public Health, thanks to a new $2.6 million federal grant. The center will focus on helping workers learn the best ways to address...
A $25,000 pilot award from the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI) to develop a device that enables surgery to be performed with a single or even no external incision has been leveraged into nearly a million dollars in funding. The device, based...
Results of the largest genomics study of multiple sclerosis patients ever undertaken have identified more than two dozen new genetic variants linked to disease risk, including some previously implicated in other autoimmune diseases.The study, conducted by...