A global study of gender disparities among patients with the most deadly form of heart attack found that women have double the mortality rate of men. The Yale-led investigation highlights the need for a coordinated international effort to reduce the...
Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, author of the novels “Brooklyn,” “The Master,” and “Nora Webster” and of the short novel “The Testament of Mary,” among other works, will speak on the topic “Imagining Mary” on Thursday, April 7, as part of the Institute of...
Scientists have discovered an ancient animal that carried its young in capsules tethered to the parent’s body like tiny, swirling kites. They’re naming it after “The Kite Runner,” the 2003 bestselling novel.The miniscule creature, Aquilonifer spinosus,...
An immunotherapy drug delivery system created at Yale that can carry multiple drugs inside a tiny particle is heading toward its first phase of clinical trials for a possible new treatment for cancer.A cutaway illustration of the nanogel developed by...
A nanoparticle-based sunscreen and new method to detect bloodstream infections are just two projects inspired by Yale faculty that will receive support from a $1 million Connect Innovations program designed to spur creation of new biomedical device...
Neuropathic pain is caused by misfiring of pain signals in nerve fibers and is notoriously difficult to treat. A research team led by Yale’s Kristopher Kahle investigated a rare genetic mutation that causes a loss of pain sensation and discovered a...
Walking through the halls of the nave in Sterling Memorial Library, visitors can see portraits of past Yale alumni, professors, and other important figures. On April 5, a new portrait was added to its walls: that of the first seven women to earn Ph.D.’s...