Inflammation is the common denominator of many chronic age-related diseases such as arthritis, gout, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes. But according to a Yale School of Medicine study, even in the absence of a disease, inflammation can lead to serious loss of...
The birth of new neurons depend upon activation of an important molecular pathway in stem cells, a new Yale School of Medicine study shows.Angelique Bordey and colleagues show that activation of the mTOR pathway (mammalian target of rapamycin) helps...
Dr. Nicholas Christakis, newly named as the Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social and Natural Science, is a sociologist and physician who conducts research in the areas of social networks and biosocial science.Dr. Nicholas ChristakisBefore joining the...
Jonathon Howard, the newly appointed Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, is a biophysicist who is interested in the morphology and motility of cells.Jonathon HowardIn his research, Howard strives to answer the question of...
A new study from Yale School of Medicine uncovers clues as to how a key part of the immune system is regulated to avoid tissue injury to human organs after stroke or transplant. The study, in the journal Developmental Cell, focuses on a type of white...
