As the flu season approaches, a strained public health system may have a surprising ally — the common cold virus.
Rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of common colds, can prevent the flu virus from infecting airways by jumpstarting the body’s antiviral...
Yale researchers have zeroed in on a molecular link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and liver insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. The findings, reported Sept. 2 in the journal Cell Metabolism, will help pave the way for new drugs to combat ...
“One day at a time” is a mantra for recovering alcoholics, for whom each day without a drink builds the strength to go on to the next. A new brain imaging study by Yale researchers shows why the approach works.
Imaging scans of those diagnosed with...
Why people perceive motion in some static images has mystified not only those who view these optical illusions but neuroscientists who have tried to explain the phenomenon. Now Yale neuroscientists have found some answers in the eyes of flies, they report...
As Connecticut students prepare for an unprecedented return to school, they should also concentrate on a key component of educational success — their mental health.
Yale University is offering a free, livestream event on well-being and mental health for...
Three Yale researchers are among 30 pairs of scientists awarded grants to study the molecular origins of neurodegenerative diseases, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced Aug. 19.
The $4.5 million initiative is designed to foster collaborations between...
Holding a thought in mind is one of the human brain’s most remarkable tricks. Now researchers will take a closer look at how our brains evolved to accomplish this feat, thanks to a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to an international team of...
A mosquito species that is one of the world’s leading killers of humans arose more than 7 million years ago on islands in the Indian Ocean, some of which had no mammals of any kind, according to a genetic analysis by Yale researchers published August 17...
Shakespeare once wrote that the “eyes are the window to your soul.” But scientists have found it challenging to peer into the brain to see how it derives meaning from a look into another’s eyes.
Psychologists at Yale and Harvard have now found a new way...