A molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors. But for years much about this molecule — its role in the body, which molecules interact...
COVID-related deaths in Black and Latinx communities are double that of their white counterparts, relative to population share. During the pandemic, racial and ethnic disparities have been found in vaccination rates and vaccine access in these very same...
Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections tend to be mild, but new Yale research shows that more older adults have developed severe breakthrough cases during the Delta variant phase of the pandemic, particularly after a longer period of time had elapsed since...
Like the body itself, cells within the body of living animals require fuel for energy, but it’s not always known how different fuel sources affect the function of those cells. Astrocytes, a type of brain cell, for instance, can use both glucose and fatty...
Given the magnitude of the opioid crisis in the United States, a growing number of patient advocates are calling for primary care physicians to assume greater responsibility for treatment of those with opioid use disorder.
Yet while these primary care...
More than 22 million children worldwide missed their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2020, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That is 3 million more than the number of...
Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 have an increased risk of disease severity and death, yet only 31% of pregnant people in the United States had received vaccines as of September 2021. One barrier to vaccine acceptance is the concern that vaccination...
As director of the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital, Maryam Lustberg studies how to improve the quality of life of breast cancer patients. At home, she likes hanging out with her eight-year-old son. And at all times, she’s a big fan of coffee and...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Yet despite its prevalence, the disease is not well understood on a cellular level. New Yale research has provided an unprecedented atlas of the cells in the...
A new Yale study reveals that astrocytes, a type of glial cell found in the central nervous system, develop at different rates in male and female mice, differences that could affect how neural networks are constructed and may have implications for disease...