Yale researchers, for the first time, have shown that a particular gene can cause insulin-dependent, or Type I, diabetes. The discovery was made when the researchers induced spontaneous diabetes by injecting an animal model with DQ8, a human gene long...
Yale scientists have successfully used a non-invasive technology called Doppler ultrasound to detect whether or not a fetus is anemic, eliminating the risks accompanying traditional invasive tests for the deficiency. “Invasive procedures place the fetus...
A protein that was previously thought to prevent hardening of the arteries has been shown to actually cause the disease, according to a Yale study. Interferon-gamma, a key immune factor protein produced by certain white blood cells, was thought to...
U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala has appointed Yale School of Nursing Associate Dean Margaret Grey, DrPH, PNP, FAAN, to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research. The council determines how federal dollars for...
The Yale School of Medicine will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., with a keynote speech by William H. Gray, president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund. The annual observance will be held Monday, January 17 from 10...
The United States embargo against Cuba has contributed to several public health catastrophes, among them an epidemic of blindness due to a dramatic decrease in the supply of nutrients, a Yale physician says. There also have been epidemics of infants...
Managed care patients with chronic illnesses are twice as likely to report dissatisfaction with their care than healthier patients, while both types of patients are equally satisfied with fee-for-service plans, Yale researchers say. Consequently,...
A new Web site designed to provide complete, concise information about the past and present health of the greater New Haven area will be launched on Thursday, January 20, at 4:30 p.m., by a group of Yale libraries. The launch, complete with live...
Absence of a gene linked to a potentially fatal kidney disease causes the kidney, pancreas and heart to develop abnormally, Yale researchers say. The significance of these findings, as well as related discoveries in the same report, said Stefan Somlo, M...
After having heart attacks, patients with mental illnesses are significantly less likely to undergo cardiovascular procedures than patients without mental disorders, Yale researchers say. “Having a mental disorder reduces a patient’s chances of...