The ten 2004 Senior Scholars in Global Infectious Disease recently announced by the Ellison Medical Foundation in Bethesda, MD, include three Yale investigators: Jorge Galán, Lucille P. Markey Professor of Microbiology and Chair of the Section of...
Direct field evidence shows that Lyme disease in humans can be prevented by vaccinating wildlife, researchers in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
The drug methylphenidate (brand name Ritalin) increased activity in brains of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as well as those with a reading disorder, researchers at Yale report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. “...
Delayed enrollment in hospice can result in increased depression among family members after the death of their loved one, according to a study by Yale researchers published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study followed over 200 family...
Michael H. Merson, M.D., the Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health has announced that he will step down as Dean of Public Health and Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) effective December 31, 2004. Merson came to Yale in...
Yale School of Medicine and Pfizer Global Research have launched a pilot program to enhance scientific interactions between Pfizer and Yale. The program also provides Yale faculty with an improved understanding of the drug discovery process in order to...
In a study to determine the prevalence of a range of symptoms among older persons living independently with advanced chronic diseases, researchers at Yale have found that the majority experienced multiple moderate or severe symptoms. “The clinical care...
The second annual high school internship program aimed at fostering an interest in science and research was held by faculty and staff at Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. This year’s expanded...
More people died in urban areas when ground-level ozone was higher during the previous week, researchers at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Johns Hopkins report in the November 17 Journal of the American Medical Association. The...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade ticks. Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States, is caused by spirochete bacteria Borrelia...