A Yale epidemiologist participated in an Institute of Medicine committee which has found that antioxidants’ role in preventing chronic disease is still uncertain and large doses may lead to health problems rather than offer benefits. The report is the...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $11 million to Yale over five years to establish a clinical trials network aimed at testing, refining and disseminating drug addiction treatments into communities. Yale is one of five grant...
The Yale Faculty Practice, a multi-specialty academic medical practice comprised of over 650 clinical faculty members from the Yale School of Medicine, elected 10 physicians last month to serve on its Board of Governors. The elections were the first...
The fifth annual Domestic Violence Seminar will be held at The Yale School of Public Health, 60 College St. on March 27 and 28. “It’s important that the issue of domestic violence receives public attention,” said seminar co-chair Kathryn Finney. “...
Working memory loss can be reversed using a short-term drug regimen that produces long-lasting effects, a Yale study has found. Results from this study led by Stacy Castner at Yale School of Medicine may ultimately lead to new treatment strategies for...
A therapeutic cocaine vaccine designed to suppress the high addicts get from taking cocaine is safe and produced cocaine antibodies in humans, a Yale study finds. Thomas Kosten, M.D., principal investigator on the phase 1 study, and his team...
A Yale study of elderly people found that 24 percent complained of recurring dizziness and that factors such as anxiety, depression and heart disease might cause dizziness. “This kind of dizziness is common,” said Mary Tinetti, M.D., professor of...
Yale research on the new protein Calcyon could lead to development of more effective drugs for conditions which are marked by dopamine deficiency, such as Parkinson’s, chronic schizophrenia and possibly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder....
Yale University announced today that it will begin construction of a new $176 million building on Congress Avenue to house key research and state-of-the-art educational facilities for its medical school. The building is part of Yale’s commitment, also...
Manipulating the tongue’s temperature can result in the same salty, sweet or sour taste caused by sugars, acids or other chemicals, a Yale study finds, furthering understanding of the physiology of taste. “We’ve discovered that specific tastes can be...