A research team from Yale and the University of Connecticut has found that the cooling effect of menthol may actually cause people to smoke more and become addicted to cigarettes because it reduces the protective respiratory response to irritants in...
Building upon its reputation for innovation in medical education, Yale School of Medicine is giving each of its students an Apple iPad 2 this school year for use in the classroom and clinical training. This initiative will provide first- through fourth-...
Diabetes researchers at Yale University have developed a method to detect and measure the destruction of beta cells that occurs in the pancreas by measuring DNA expression in the blood. The destruction of beta cells leads, over time, to type 1 diabetes....
Amy Steffen is not afraid of a challenge, and is undaunted by starting her day before the sun has risen.Amy Steffen at the New York City MarathonThe 36-year-old Steffen is an administrator at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), a mother of three, and now, for...