Gil Mor, M.D. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine report that a specific defense mechanism used by the immune system is imitated by cancer cells in order to fight off the effects of cancer drugs like paclitaxel. Led by Gil Mor, M.D.,...
Pets, wildlife or livestock could act as sentinels to provide early warning for humans and could help identify many ongoing exposure risks for certain bioterrorism agents, researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found in a study published in Emerging...
Culture plays a significant role in how women perceive obesity in terms of both appearance and health, according to a study by Yale School of Nursing researchers in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Maryanne Davidson of the Yale University School of...
Yale Cancer Center will host a unique program for cancer survivors and their families in celebration of National Cancer Survivors Day on Thursday, May 25. The event, titled “New Beginnings: Complementary Approaches to Living Well Today,” will include a...
Elizabeth B. Claus, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the Yale School of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant from the Susan G. Komen Foundation to study breast ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS...
Yale School of Medicine has helped develop the first “how to” manual in the nation instructing clinicians and health administrators statewide on efficient management of radiation victims, according to an article published this month on development of the...
Larry Moss, M.D. Two surgical procedures, one invasive and the other much less so, for premature infants with intestinal perforation due to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) produce virtually identical results, according to a Yale School of...
Ali Sindi, M.D. and Allison Squires, R.N. Nurses in Iraq listed building new hospitals, English language training and creating more autonomy and respect for their profession as priorities in reconstructing a healthcare system in the war ravaged...
A single mutation in an ion channel gene can produce opposing effects on signaling within the nervous system depending on the nerve cells in which it operates, shedding light on the molecular basis for erythromelalgia, a debilitating neuropathic pain...
John Geibel, M.D. and Steven Hebert, M.D. Turning on a surface receptor in cells lining the intestinal wall can halt the often deadly diarrhea brought on by the bacteria V. cholera and E. coli, according to a Yale School of...