Tickborne diseases are on the rise, and one in particular is emerging in the United States and Canada. Human babesiosis is an infection that can cause a range of symptoms and even death. Little is known about one of the parasites that cause human...
When it comes to making health decisions for an older adult, what health surrogates don’t know can be harmful, according to new research. While 75% of surrogates feel extremely confident in their knowledge of a loved one’s preferences, only 21% of them...
When scientists probe the human genome for clues about disease, they typically focus on the 2% of our genome that make functional proteins. To explore underexamined elements in the genome, a team of Yale investigators developed a tool, called ERVmap, that...
A drug therapy used for patients with chronic heart failure also improves markers of poor prognosis in individuals who are hospitalized with acute heart failure, new Yale-led research shows. The findings suggest that the drug can improve outcomes for...