A protein that was previously thought to prevent hardening of the arteries has been shown to actually cause the disease, according to a Yale study. Interferon-gamma, a key immune factor protein produced by certain white blood cells, was thought to...
Yale scientists have successfully used a non-invasive technology called Doppler ultrasound to detect whether or not a fetus is anemic, eliminating the risks accompanying traditional invasive tests for the deficiency. “Invasive procedures place the fetus...
A Yale researcher known for helping adolescents control their diabetes has just been awarded a $313,000 federal grant to see if her methods can actually prevent the disease in youths at high risk for it. Yale School of Nursing Associate Dean for...
PLEASE NOTE: THIS RELEASE CORRECTS THE DECEMBER 4 VERSION, WHICH INDICATED THAT PATIENTS IN HOME CARE LIVED 22 MONTHS, RATHER THAN AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN MONTHS, LONGER THAN PATIENTS NOT IN HOME CARE. New Haven, Conn. – A study in the December Journal of...
Renowned experts from around the country will present innovative women’s health research as part of the Third Yale Conference on Women’s Health & Fitness. The conference will run Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 26-28 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, 155...
The Yale Physicians Building (YPB), the medical office building of the Yale Faculty Practice, has been designated as a New Haven Art Space and will feature exhibits by Yale faculty and staff, as well as artists from greater New Haven. Phase I of the...
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. dedicated the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) on May 8 at Yale’s Child Study Center. Funded by the Department of Justice, the NCCEV will provide training and technical assistance...
Cathy Cohen, professor of political science and African American studies at Yale, will be a guest speaker at the Yale School of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) on February 23. The lecture, titled “AIDS, Homophobia and the Politics of Black...
The same technology used to monitor the vital signs of climbers ascending Mt. Everest also could be utilized by physicians to keep watch over patients when the patients are home, according to a study by a Yale researcher and collaborators. “The mountain...
Continued use of anti-depressants leads to new cell growth in an area of the brain known to suffer cell death and atrophy as a result of depression and stress, a study by Yale researchers shows. Depression affects an estimated 12 percent to 17 percent...