While a neurotransmitter is enhancing morphine’s effects in the spine, it also is diminishing the drug’s addictive characteristics in the brain, a Yale study shows. “In the spinal cord, the neuropeptide galanin makes morphine a better pain drug. It...
Two Yale University faculty members recently were honored for their contributions to advanced practice nursing by a national nurse practitioner group. Associate Dean Barbara Safriet of Yale Law School and Associate Dean Margaret Grey of Yale University...
Straightforward advice and practical answers to the most commonly asked skin health questions can now be found in “Total Skin: The Definitive Guide to Whole Skin Care For Life,” a new book by David J. Leffell, M.D., professor of dermatology and surgery...
The dedication and inaugural ceremony for the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence will be held on Monday, May 8 at noon at the Yale University School of Medicine in the Harkness Auditorium at 333 Cedar Street. The Honorable Eric H. Holder...
A Yale researcher is among 60 new members and 15 foreign associates from 9 countries to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continued achievements in original research. Charles A. Janeway, Jr., M.D., professor of...
Connecticut Public Radio (CPR) will partner with the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) to produce a series of stories about programs to improve care for the elderly and people with chronic illness. This collaboration is made possible by Sound Partners, a...
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. dedicated the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) on May 8 at Yale’s Child Study Center. Funded by the Department of Justice, the NCCEV will provide training and technical assistance...
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is a complicated impairment of the brain’s management systems often accompanied by other psychiatric problems, according to a new book edited by a Yale professor. “Attention deficit disorder is not a simple problem of...
An anti-inflammatory drug used for adults with arthritis also is very effective in protecting brain development in premature babies, a Yale-led study shows. The non-steroidal drug, indomethacin, was randomly administered to the premature infants, who...
Fourteen Yale University researchers have received nearly $1 million to help fund research into schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, and mood disorders. Only one other university received as many grants as Yale from the National Alliance for...