Ruslan Medzhitov Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Immunology how infection fighting mechanisms in the body can distinguish between a virus and the healthy body, shedding new light on auto immune disorders.The...
John Concato, M.D. A screening test for prostate cancer that measures prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels does not improve survival, researchers at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Connecticut Healthcare System and Yale School of Medicine...
Alison Caldwell-Andrews Knowing whether the presence of a parent diminishes or increases a child’s anxiety prior to surgery may soon be answered with a new psychometric instrument developed at Yale School of Medicine and the University...
David Katz, M.D. A major cause of overeating is eating too many flavors all at once, triggering the hypothalamus in the brain to ask for more food, according to David Katz, M.D., Associate Professor Adjunct in Public Health Practice at...
Susan Mayne Carbonated soft drink consumption was previously suggested to be linked to the 350 percent increase of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus since the mid-1970s, but researchers at Yale School of Medicine report that the link is unfounded...