In research that could lead the way to development of stronger vaccines and better therapy against tumors and autoimmune diseases, a team of researchers from Yale School of Medicine has shown how blocking a protein that controls cellular growth and death...
Dr. John H. Krystal is named chair of School of Medicine’s Department of PsychiatryDr. John H. Krystal, the Robert L. McNeil Professor of Translational Research, has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry. Krystal will also serve as chief of...
A team of researchers has discovered an unexpected concentration of a certain isotopic molecule in parts of the stratosphere that could have implications for understanding the carbon cycle and its response to climate change. By analyzing samples of air...
A team of Yale University researchers has discovered a “repulsive” light force that can be used to manipulate components on silicon microchips, meaning future nanodevices could be controlled by light rather than electricity. The team previously discovered...
Martin D. Jean, director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, has announced the creation of the ISM Fellowships in Sacred Music, Worship, and the Arts, a program designed to create an international network of leaders working across national, cultural,...
In a change that more accurately defines the prognosis for patients with lung cancer, experts in the disease have devised a new, more scientific system for classifying a patient’s lung cancer stages. The new system and its implications for cancer...
Francis S. Collins, who received his PhD in physical chemistry from Yale University in 1974, has been nominated to head the National Institutes of Health by President Barack Obama. Collins, 59, headed the successful drive to sequence the human genome. As...
Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of...
In an effort to help families and school administrators fight the epidemic of obesity among children, a Yale-led team of researchers has developed a practical coding system to evaluate school wellness policies, which are required of all schools...
Yale University researchers have found that a single gene plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis in mice. The research provides insight into the causes of atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
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