Anna Deavere Smith, the actress, playwright and teacher known for her ability to converse and listen to others and then transform the conversations into startling, introspective dramas, will teach and perform at Yale School of Medicine November 15-18....
Contrary to popular belief, melatonin does not shift circadian rhythms when taken for conditions like jet lag, but it can promote sleep if taken in the evening, a study by Yale researchers has found. Circadian rhythms are 24-hour rhythms generated by a...
Leptin, a hormone considered critical in body weight regulation and obesity, also might play a role in diabetic eye disease, a study by Yale researchers shows. Leptin is known to exist in fatty tissue, in the placenta, ovaries, mammary glands, gastric...
Certified Nurse Midwife Saraswathi Vedam will speak on “Home Birth in the United States,” on November 9 at 7 p.m., at the Yale University School of Nursing. Vedam has been attending births for 18 years both in hospitals and homes. She is a charter...
Patients about to undergo their first elective angioplasty to clear a coronary artery tended to minimize the risks and overestimate the benefits, a study by Yale researchers has found. “I don’t know what happened when they discussed the procedure with...
Women who wore a virtual reality headset during a painful surgical procedure for infertility found the soothing scenes and music reduced their anxiety and discomfort, a study by a Yale researcher shows. Steven Palter, M.D., assistant professor and...
Protein toxins found in bacteria that are the most common culprit in food poisoning attack and destroy DNA, a study by Yale researchers shows. The finding, published in the journal Science, is significant because little is known about how these bacteria...
Yale University has been awarded $4.6 million from the Human Brain Project to help organize the huge volume of neuroscience research data being generated by scientists. The Human Brain Project, which is coordinated by the National Institute of Mental...
Brain scans of children born prematurely show key areas of the brain are much smaller than those of children born at full-term, a study by Yale researchers has found. The researchers conducted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans on 25 eight-year-olds...
Cancer epidemiologist Sir Richard Doll, who was the first to identify smoking as a leading cause of lung cancer, will receive the C-E.A. Winslow Medal from Yale University Oct. 19. The award is the first Winslow medal conferred by the School of Medicine...