Yale scientists have identified a mosquito smell receptor that specifically detects a chemical component of human sweat, a finding that may provide the basis for developing insect repellants for humans or for agricultural crops. Every year more than a...
Yale scientists have identified a mosquito smell receptor that specifically detects a chemical component of human sweat, a finding that may provide the basis for developing insect repellants for humans or for agricultural crops. Every year more than a...
Reducing the number of cigarettes smoked can help older smokers successfully quit smoking, a new study by Yale researchers has found. The study will be published in the January 2004 issue of Addiction, the journal of the Society for the Study of...
High levels of estrogen may enhance the brain’s response to stress, making women more vulnerable to mental illnesses such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a Yale study. This finding may explain why stress-related...
Christopher Shays, Republican congressman from Connecticut’s fourth district, will discuss “Congressional Perspectives on the Environment and the 2004 Elections” on Thursday, February 19 at 4 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium, 205 Prospect St. Shays is vice...
Yale researchers have found that lifetime users of hair coloring products have an increased risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), a cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, part of the body’s immune system. “An increased risk of NHL was...
At a symposium hosted by the Yale School of Architecture, the Yale Art Gallery and the British Art Center the life and work of Louis I. Kahn will be celebrated. The Symposium is taking place this Friday January 23, 2003. Robert A. M. Stern, dean of the...
Jonathan Edwards College is pleased to present a small, but significant exhibit opening on January 22, 2004 entitled “Robert Rauschenberg: Gifts to Terry Van Brunt.” The some 35 works on display, which have been exhibited only once before in San...
Quitting smoking is not a one-size-fits-all proposition and researchers are beginning to understand why, according to a Yale study published in this month’s Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. “Different smokers respond to different medication...
In recognition of his academic statistical leadership in clinical trials, and expert statistical consultation to national and international governmental agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, Robert W. Makuch, professor of Public Health in the...