The financial burdens of long-term care for a family member with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) disproportionately affect low-income American families, even those who have insurance, found researchers at Yale University’s Center for...
In some patients with weak heart muscles, an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, can help maintain normal heart rhythm and prolong life. However, concerns about possible overuse of these devices, and a federal investigation, may have led to a...
In her time as a Yale volunteer, Nancy Stratford ’77 has co-founded the YaleWomen shared interest group, chaired the Yale Alumni Fund, and served on the 1977 Class Council and as an Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) board member. She is also a past...
Obesity, which is on the rise worldwide, has been linked to colon cancer but the mechanism has been a mystery. In a new study, Yale researchers and their co-authors have uncovered how obesity drives tumor growth in mice, revealing potential strategies to...
To fully understand biodiversity and how it is changing, you need to look near, far, and in-between, according to a new study.
Researchers at Yale University studied 50 years of data about nesting birds in North America and tracked biodiversity changes on...
The nervous system function relies on the tightly regulated spatial and temporal communication that occurs between neurons at specialized connections called synapses. Chemical signals called neurotransmitters, the molecules responsible for communication...
Artists Byron Kim ’83 and Lisa Sigal M.F.A. ’90 have been appointed co-directors of the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art for summer of 2019.
Established in 1948, the Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art is considered the preeminent undergraduate summer art...