A new study by Yale researchers shows that prior nicotine exposure in mice can increase their motivation to work for food, weeks after their last exposure to nicotine, a finding that runs counter to the popular belief that nicotine exposure curbs appetite...
Students from six area high schools have completed a six-week research internship working with faculty and staff in Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences.The third annual “Discovery to Cure” High School...
Kimberly Yonkers, M.D. A new study led by researchers at Yale School of Medicine shows for the first time that a low dose oral contraceptive with a unique progestin and dosing regimen is effective in treating symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric...
David McCormick Inhibitory systems are essential for controlling the pattern of activity in the cortex, which has important implications for the mechanisms of cortical operation, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron. The...
Hugh S. Taylor, M.D. Long-term hormone therapy used earlier in menopause is associated with fewer wrinkles and less skin rigidity in postmenopausal women, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the August issue of Fertility and Sterility...
Kitt Petersen The rate of insulin-stimulated energy production is significantly reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life,...
William Sessa The enzyme nitric oxide synthase plays a role in peripheral vascular disease, a common disease that impairs the mobility of 25 percent of people over the age of 50, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National...
The Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine has received a joint pledge of $250,000 from Amy Cohen and the Saul Z. and Amy S. Cohen Family Foundation to help the Center evaluate the effectiveness of the Intensive In-Home Child Psychiatric Services (...
Dana Small, assistant professor of surgery Researchers in a study in Neuron this week present the first clear evidence that the brain processes the same odorant molecule differently if it arrives through the nose rather than the mouth...
Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. Differences based on race and sex in treatment patterns for hospitalized American heart attack patients have remained unchanged over an eight-year period, despite improvements in quality of heart attack care...