Myelin acts as insulation for millions of brain cells, allowing for swift and efficient transmission of signals across brain regions. Despite its crucial role, little is known about how stable this structure is in the adult brain and what impact aging has...
A new Yale-led study finds that the cost of a follow-up MRI after a normal CT scan for unconscious patients with blunt neck injuries may outweigh the benefit.
Individuals who suffer injury to the back of the neck, or cervical spine, after a car accident,...
Jonathan Rothberg ’91 Ph.D. leans over the wooden table at Pa’s Place, a small food stand on the site of his accelerator 4Catalyzer in Guilford, Connecticut, his hands moving animatedly. Outside, just across the street, the Long Island Sound stretches...
One-third of young adults aged 19 and 20 report riding in a motor vehicle with an impaired driver at the wheel at least once in the past year, according to a new study co-authored by Yale researcher Federico Vaca, M.D., M.P.H, and his colleagues at the...