Some change in the environment in many East Asian communities during the past few thousand years may have protected residents from becoming alcoholics, a new genetic analysis conducted by Yale School of Medicine researchers suggests.The study by Hui Li...
Unite for Sight, a non-profit organization founded by a Yale student that provides eye care to medically underserved people around the globe, will hold its fifth annual International Health Conference on April 12 and 13, at Yale.The conference will bring...
Twelve Yale University stem cell research proposals received $5.66 million in funding from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee.The grants were among $10 million awarded Tuesday to Connecticut-based scientists in the second year of...
Despite numerous nutrient claims on the box, children’s breakfast cereals are still higher in calories, sugar, and salt than in an equal amount of adult cereals, according to a study by Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.One in five middle...
Yale University researchers report today in the journal Nature Genetics that they have discovered that rare genetic variants can be associated with a dramatically lower risk of developing high blood pressure in the general population. The insight that...
Amy Arnsten, a professor of neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine who is studying a genetic basis for schizophrenia, has received the Distinguished Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD).The...
Based on everything from name calling to losing a job, perceived discrimination against overweight people is on the rise, according to a study by Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study published in Obesity is believed to be the...
A genetic mutation in a gene that is a marker for asthma severity may also play a role in causing the disease, researchers at Yale School of Medicine and the University of Chicago report today in the New England Journal of Medicine.“We know from a recent...
Based on everything from name calling to losing a job, perceived discrimination against overweight people is on the rise, according to a study by Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The study published in Obesity is believed to be the...
Airway nerve cells exposed to chlorine. Bright color indicates excitation of some nerve cells. Inhaling chlorine triggers a nerve receptor that protects healthy people by inducing sneezing, coughing, and...