When Eric Sargis first saw a photograph of an unusual monkey that biologists discovered in 2005, he didn’t doubt that it represented a new species. But it wasn’t until one of the unusual monkeys had been trapped by a farmer in Tanzania that he was...
Physicians from Yale University and other institutions assert that medical residents need far more rigorous training and medical schools need stronger infrastructure in order to adequately deal with the medical, behavioral, financial and social problems...
If you want to be surrounded by females on the prowl, it pays to be cool, at least if you are a male butterfly.In an unusual example of sex role reversals, females actively court males after being exposed to cool, dry temperatures as caterpillars, Yale...
Heavy use of antibiotics has created a host of dangerous drug-resistant pathogens that endanger the health of millions of people. However, it has been unclear how quickly a ban on the overuse of an antibiotic would restore its usefulness.According to a...
When vaccinating children against varicella (chicken pox), researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found, two doses are better than one. In fact, the odds of developing chicken pox were 95% lower in children who had received two doses of the vaccine...
President Richard C. Levin has spoken directly with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to underscore Yale’s interest in pursuing the opportunity to have the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) return to Yale. The President said he spoke with Secretary...
The Yale Child Study Center has come a long way from the small room in the New Haven Dispensary where Arnold Gessell began studying children with mental retardation in 1911. One hundred years later, the Center is set to mark its birthday with a yearlong...
By eavesdropping on the activity of a single brain cell, Yale University researchers can predict the outcome of decisions such as whether you will dip into your retirement account to buy a Porsche.
In a study published online January 12 in the journal...
Yale University will honor the memory and dreams of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during six days of events and services across campus.Events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated.Life Stories Panel Discussion Wednesday,...
A new set of guidelines tout exercise, including the slow, controlled movements in martial arts like tai chi, as a way to prevent falls among older adults. Yale School of Medicine Professor Mary Tinetti, M.D., co-chaired a panel of experts who developed...