Sperm start their sprint to the ovum when they detect changes in the environment through a series of calcium channels arranged like racing stripes on their tails. A team of Yale researchers has identified a key molecule that coordinates the opening and...
“I’ve always seen journalism as a public service,” says Emily G. Harris ’89 B.A., one of four Yale alumni currently working at the multiplatform journalism project Reveal. “It’s a way to bridge the divide, and provide information for a better-informed...
A healthcare program tailored to the needs of recently released prisoners can significantly reduce recidivism, according to a new study led by a Yale researcher. The findings show how an approach that provides community-based primary care can play a role...
Women age 55 and younger are less likely to exhibit the classic symptoms and underlying mechanisms of a heart attack commonly observed in men. This can leave women undiagnosed and at great risk.
But a new study, sponsored by Women’s Health Research at...
Astronomers have assembled a mosaic of nearly 7,500 images of one part of the sky, creating the largest and most comprehensive history book of the universe.
The Hubble Legacy Field (HLF) mosaic image combines observations from 16 years’ worth of Hubble...