Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a simple urine test to rapidly predict and diagnose preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertensive complication of pregnancy.Dubbed the “Congo Red Dot Test” by the research team, the test accurately...
Yale alumna Amelia Shaw, who holds a B.A. from Yale College and M.A.’s from the Graduate School and School of Public Health, has been living in Haiti since 2003, working as a producer with U.N. Television as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission...
Using ultrasound to screen all pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study.The results of the study will be...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine believe they may have discovered how the hormone progesterone acts to prevent preterm birth.The findings will be presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in Chicago...
Yale’s Haiti medical relief team has returned from the earthquake-ravaged nation. Meanwhile, efforts continue on campus to raise funds to help victims of the disaster and to raise awareness about the conditions there.Medical team returnsThe six-member...
A Yale research team led by Nobel laureate Thomas A. Steitz has discovered how a family of tuberculosis-fighting antibiotics combats the deadly disease, a finding that may lead to new ways to combat a dangerous emerging drug-resistant form of TB.The...
African Americans are much less likely to receive surgical treatment at hospitals and from physicians who perform high volumes of specialized procedures, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study is published in Archives of...
Poor social support following heart attacks contributes to worsening health and symptoms of depression, particularly for women, reveals a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health.The research, published this week in Circulation: Cardiovascular...
Providing insight into why the influenza virus can lead to dangerous bacterial infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia, a Yale School of Medicine study reveals that the flu causes a systemic suppression of the body’s innate immune response. While...
A Yale School of Medicine study provides new understanding of the mechanisms that underlie how tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVG) work. The paper is published this week in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of...