Yale School of Medicine and Pfizer Global Research have launched a pilot program to enhance scientific interactions between Pfizer and Yale. The program also provides Yale faculty with an improved understanding of the drug discovery process in order to...
In a study to determine the prevalence of a range of symptoms among older persons living independently with advanced chronic diseases, researchers at Yale have found that the majority experienced multiple moderate or severe symptoms. “The clinical care...
The second annual high school internship program aimed at fostering an interest in science and research was held by faculty and staff at Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences. This year’s expanded...
Imaging studies of the brain when it is under the influence of alcohol reveal that different areas of the brain are impaired under high and low levels of alcohol, according to a Yale study published in Neuropsychopharmacology. Godfrey Pearlson and Vince...
Maltreated children who are genetically pre-disposed to depression can be spared lifelong emotional problems if the necessary social supports are made available to them, according to a Yale study published this week in the Proceedings of the National...
More people died in urban areas when ground-level ozone was higher during the previous week, researchers at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Johns Hopkins report in the November 17 Journal of the American Medical Association. The...
The same receptors in the brain that are activated when a person smokes cigarettes also play a critical role in the effectiveness of antidepressants, according to a study by Yale researchers in the November issue of Biological Psychiatry. What this...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a Lyme disease receptor called TROSPA that is used by disease agents to invade ticks. Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States, is caused by spirochete bacteria Borrelia...
Yale researchers are conducting a study of a medication that could help reduce the withdrawal symptoms that might sabotage the efforts of people who are trying to quit smoking. Andrea Weinberger, project director for the new trial, says dopamine levels...
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has funded a $2.5 million grant to researchers at Yale School of Medicine to integrate cognitive behavioral treatment into routine obstetrical care for pregnant women with drug problems. “Our goal is to reduce or...