If the brain goes hungry, Twinkies look a lot better, a study led by researchers at Yale University and the University of Southern California has found.Brain imaging scans show that when glucose levels drop, an area of the brain known to regulate emotions...
Yale researchers have discovered the source of signals that trigger hair growth, an insight that may lead to new treatments for baldness.The researchers identified stem cells within the skin’s fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells...
Yale researchers are recipients of this year’s prestigious National Institutes of Health Director Awards, a program geared to promote bold and innovative scientific ideas.Two Yale researchers are recipients of New Innovator grants each worth $1.5 million...
Mice become profoundly anti-social when the creation of new brain cells is interrupted in adolescence, a surprising finding that may help researchers understand schizophrenia and other mental disorders, Yale researchers report.When the same process is...
Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered that a variant of a gene linked to heart disease also increases the risk of deadly aneurysms of blood vessels in the brain. The discovery of this link raises hopes for new treatments for intracranial...