Contrary to popular belief, melatonin does not shift circadian rhythms when taken for conditions like jet lag, but it can promote sleep if taken in the evening, a study by Yale researchers has found. Circadian rhythms are 24-hour rhythms generated by a...
Leptin, a hormone considered critical in body weight regulation and obesity, also might play a role in diabetic eye disease, a study by Yale researchers shows. Leptin is known to exist in fatty tissue, in the placenta, ovaries, mammary glands, gastric...
Edward R. Tufte, professor emeritus of political science, computer science and statistics and senior critic of graphic design at Yale, will give a lecture titled “Visual Explanations” on November 15 at 4 p.m. in the Yale Law School auditorium, 127 Wall...
Scholars from the United States and Europe will present evidence that the universe and human life are intelligently designed in a three-day symposium taking place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4. During the event, titled “Science and Evidence for Design in...
Certified Nurse Midwife Saraswathi Vedam will speak on “Home Birth in the United States,” on November 9 at 7 p.m., at the Yale University School of Nursing. Vedam has been attending births for 18 years both in hospitals and homes. She is a charter...
Yale School of Medicine Dean David Kessler, M.D. will join Yale diabetes researchers on Nov. 1 to announce the opening of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Center for the Study of Hypoglycemia at Yale University. The press conference...
Yale University has licensed to Axon Instruments, Inc., a revolutionary technology for screening new drugs that act on cell-membrane ion channels and transporters. Ion channel activity is important for studying many medical disorders, among them migraine...
It is hard to figure out what all those polls really show about who is likely to win the November 7 Presidential Election, but help is now available. Yale University political science professors Donald Green and Alan Gerber, with statistics graduate...
Yale President Richard C. Levin and the deans of the Art and Drama schools today officially dedicated Holcombe T. Green Jr. Hall, named for the Yale Corporation member and 1961 graduate of Yale College whose generous gift made the renovation possible....
Patients about to undergo their first elective angioplasty to clear a coronary artery tended to minimize the risks and overestimate the benefits, a study by Yale researchers has found. “I don’t know what happened when they discussed the procedure with...