Cosmic Contraceptive?? Extremely massive black holes in the centers of galaxies may serve as “cosmic contraceptives” in the early Universe, suppressing the birth of new stars. The blue beam of light in this Hubble Space...
Chirag Parikh, M.D. Despite a high risk for cardiovascular death, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are frequently excluded from cardiovascular trials, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report...
Blocking the effect of individual immune system proteins that normally recognize viruses and bacteria produces surprisingly different effects on the severity of autoimmune diseases such as Lupus, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the...
The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) has received a five-year, $13-million continuation award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to examine the impact of aging and alcohol use among those with and without chronic HIV...
Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron.“Finding that metabolic hormones...
New York City Health Commissioner Tom Frieden announced today that the city is PROPOSING a ban on trans fats in restaurants and also proposing a requirement that many eateries post calories on menus. Trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to...
A Yale School of Medicine study shows for the first time that a high level of testosterone, such as that caused by the use of steroids to increase muscle mass or for replacement therapy, can lead to a catastrophic loss of brain cells.Taking large doses of...
New Haven, Conn. — Three-dimensional diagnostic images of the heart analyzed at the bedside may be possible in the future thanks to a five-year $7.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) bioengineering research partnership (BRP) grant to a team of...
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...