Jonathon Howard, the newly appointed Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, is a biophysicist who is interested in the morphology and motility of cells.Jonathon HowardIn his research, Howard strives to answer the question of...
Dr. Nicholas Christakis, newly named as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the areas of social networks and biosocial science.Dr. Nicholas ChristakisBefore joining the...
Dr. Frankenstein mashed up body parts. Modern researchers mash up data.Cover of the seventh Cologne edition of the “Malleus Maleficarum,” 1520, The University of Sydney, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.On Halloween (Thursday, Oct. 31) the Center for Science...
The birth of new neurons depend upon activation of an important molecular pathway in stem cells, a new Yale School of Medicine study shows.Angelique Bordey and colleagues show that activation of the mTOR pathway (mammalian target of rapamycin) helps...
Inflammation is the common denominator of many chronic age-related diseases such as arthritis, gout, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. But according to a Yale School of Medicine study, even in the absence of a disease, inflammation can lead to serious loss of...