Imaging studies have identified unique brain activity changes in men with pathological gambling when they viewed videotapes about betting on cards or rolling dice at a casino, a Yale study has found. The study, which is believed to be the first...
“Food Fight,” a new book by a Yale expert on nutrition and obesity, warns that today’s children might be the first generation in modern history to live shorter lives than their parents because of poor diet. “The food and physical activity environments...
The physicians of the Yale Medical Group, who provide patient services at several different locations in New Haven, will offer uninterrupted care in the event of a strike by unionized Yale University employees. Yale unions have scheduled a strike to...
Yale researchers have found evidence of a connection between Vietnam veterans’ exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange in Southeast Asia and the occurrence of birth defects and developmental disabilities in their children. Using data that only was made...
Naltrexone, a drug that blocks the effects of opiates in the brain and is now used to treat alcohol dependence, Yale researchers have found, is as effective when prescribed in doctors’ offices as it is when prescribed along with specialized alcoholism...
African-American patients with breast cancer who are treated with conservative surgery and radiation therapy have similar survival rates to that of white patients, despite the earlier age of onset and larger tumor size, according to a Yale study. The...
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut has teamed up with faculty and staff in Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences to create a high school internship program that fosters interest in science...
Midlife postmenopausal women who received daily treatment with estrogen showed improved oral reading and verbal memory performance, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the September issue of the journal Menopause. “This is the first study to...
International researchers, medical practitioners, policy makers and others who have been on the “frontlines” of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic will share their experiences in a workshop held Sept. 19 to 21 at Yale University....
International researchers, medical practitioners, policy makers and others who have been on the “frontlines” of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic will share their experiences in a workshop held Sept. 19 to 21 at Yale University....