A review by a committee of international scientists, and chaired by a Yale researcher, has found no evidence that caffeine in over-the-counter pain relievers leads to dependence. A possible link between caffeine in analgesics, such as aspirin and...
Religion, communication and control take precedence over physical symptoms and functioning at the end of life for some terminally ill patients, Yale researchers suggest in a new book, which examines the complex issues surrounding death and dying. “Our...
In two studies, Yale researchers have demonstrated for the first time that two genes, Interleuken-13 (IL-13) and gamma-interferon, cause pulmonary emphysema. Using “transgenic” mice that were genetically engineered to express these genes in the adult...
Yale researchers have designed a cost-saving program that helps prevent older patients from declining physically and mentally while hospitalized. The problem of functional and mental decline is increasingly important since patients aged 65 and older...
Suzanne Bakken, professor of nursing and medical informatics at Columbia University, will speak at the Yale University School of Nursing on December 6, at noon, about “An Informatics Infrastructure for Evidence-based Practice.” Her work has focused on...
“Doctor, Heal Thyself?”, the title of a new study led by a Yale researcher, suggests that many physicians seem to live by this motto, because they are unlikely to see a doctor on a regular basis. Approximately one in three physicians surveyed did not...
Slippery showers, loose throw rugs, obstructed pathways and other environmental hazards are not the leading cause of falls by the elderly living at home, a study by Yale researchers shows. “We found, surprisingly, no relationship between potential...
Physicians conducting needle biopsies with a higher gauge needle the size of a drinking straw and equipped with a vacuum suction device underestimated the severity of cancer in a breast in less than 10 percent of the cases, a study by Yale researchers...
A light therapy normally used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now being tested on depressed pregnant women, possibly ending the need for antidepressants that often have side effects. “Although most antidepressant drugs-with some...
An overview by a Yale researcher of four studies examining the use of aspirin and the reduction of heart attacks in persons with no previous history of cardiovascular disease shows aspirin remains a good preventive measure. The studies included more...