Even though current guidelines advocate colorectal cancer screenings for those with severe illnesses, they may bring little benefit and may actually pose harm, according to a recent study by Yale School of Medicine researchers published in the Archives of...
Derek Lyons Children learn by imitating adults—so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a Yale study today...
Ronald Duman Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice—a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target, according to a Yale School of Medicine...
The adage “It’s not what you say but how you say it”—was confirmed by a Yale study, which shows that playing up the benefits of quitting smoking is more effective in getting people to quit than emphasizing the problems associated with continuing to smoke....
Tim Corson Tim Corson, a Yale postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, received two top fellowship honors from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Yale School of Medicine $12.4 million to design studies and oversee collection of data for an initiative to improve understanding of infertility and other reproductive diseases and disorders.Problems...
The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University has launched a bold, freshly designed website offering in-depth information relating to food policy and obesity.The new website highlights the Rudd Center’s past and present research...
Hal Blumenfeld Yale School of Medicine researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to suppress the development of epilepsy in genetically predisposed animals—which could open the door to...
Li Wen An antibody used to treat certain cancers and rheumatoid arthritis appears to greatly delay type 1 diabetes in mice, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Clinical...
William Sessa A genetic mutation expands lesions in the aorta and promotes coronary atherosclerosis, more commonly known as hardening of the arteries, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine in Cell...