New Haven, Conn.—Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Yale University have discovered that a natural protein produced by Bacillus thuringiensis, the bacterium sprayed on crops by organic farmers to reduce insect damage, is...
New Haven, Conn.—A program to train parents how to manage the disruptive behavior of children with Tourette syndrome (TS) and tic disorders works well, according to a pilot study conducted by Yale School of Nursing and the Yale Child Study Center.“A new...
Jack van Hoff, M.D. To further research on childhood cancer, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded $25,000 to the Yale School of Medicine for pediatric oncology research programs.The St. Baldrick’s...
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale is launching its first annual “Seeds of Healthy Change Competition,” inviting the public to submit ideas to help in Yale’s campaign to fight obesity and weight discrimination.Entrants may submit their...
Alan Dardik Veterans undergoing a major vascular surgery procedure were sicker when compared to patients undergoing the same surgery at civilian hospitals, yet the veterans had about the same results,...
Kyeen Mesesan Even modest programs advocating adult male circumcision can substantially prevent HIV infections and should be implemented immediately, researchers at Yale School of Medicine reported recently...
For minority students, simply completing a writing assignment designed to affirm a positive identity and sense of “self integrity” near the beginning of the school year raised their school performance and reduced the racial achievement gap by 40 percent,...
Thomas Gill, M.D. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that persistent bathing disability among the elderly can increase the risk of long-term nursing home admission by 77 percent, but interventions aimed at prevention and...
When cigarette smokers first stop smoking the number of nicotine receptors in the brain is significantly higher when compared to non-smokers, which may explain why it is so tough to quit, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers...
Children who are anxious before surgery experience a more painful, slow, and complicated postoperative recovery, according to a Yale School of Medicine study published this month in Pediatrics.The study is important, said lead author, Zeev Kain, M.D.,...