Parents allowed in the operating room while their children were being anesthesized experienced a racing heart rate and sweaty palms, but did not register any abnormalities on their electrocardiograms (EKG), a Yale study has found. “The heart rate of...
Psychiatric patients who continue to hear voices despite medication experience relief when an area of the brain responsible for speech perception is stimulated with magnetic waves, Yale researchers have found. The results of the repetitive...
Vulvodynia, a gynecological condition characterized by constant or recurring complaints of vulvar itching, burning and/or painful sexual intercourse, is the subject of an ongoing study at Yale School of Medicine. “For years, women experiencing...
A drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease, selegiline hydrochloride, also appears to help smokers quit smoking, according to a study at Yale. The study, published in the January 15 issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry, was conducted by Tony...
Functional impairment and laboratory abnormalities, combined with diseases, offer the most accurate prediction of which elderly persons are most likely to die within one year after being hospitalized, a Yale researcher has found. In a study published...