Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found the brain’s appetite center uses fat for fuel by involving oxygen free radicals—molecules associated with aging and neurodegeneration. The findings, reported in the journal Nature, suggest that...
The bright yellow dot on the computer screen is stationary as the blue shapes in the background swirl around it. As the viewer continues to stare at the center of the screen, the yellow dot appears to vanish.In a study published online Sunday in the...
Yale University researchers have discovered a new way that autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) can be triggered, they reported Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Scientists have long known the molecule TGF-β...
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also...
A study by Yale School of Medicine researchers will explore whether a diet rich in protein can improve bone health in post-menopausal women.Karl Insogna, M.D., professor of internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine, will conduct the Supplemental...
Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention educational campaigns and...
When nurse Denise Walsh arrived at Redemption Hospital in Liberia, Africa, which is now just emerging from years of civil war, the basic systems that help hospitals run smoothly and effectively were nowhere to be found. Most beds were empty - except in...
With the help of a 35-foot donated van, Dr. Fred Okuku is about to bring breast cancer screening home to Uganda.Okuku is a third-year resident in internal medicine at Makarere University in Kampala, Uganda. He visited Yale for six months this year because...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine...
The Smilow Cancer Hospital is the recipient of a $1 million contribution from United Technologies Corp. The money will help patients throughout the region by expanding clinical space for Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of...