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...
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...
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...
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...
The Yale School of Nursing (YSN) will host a reception and program in New York City January 14 to highlight the role of their nursing research and practice in improving global health care. The reception, which is by invitation only, will take place at...
An international conference on the application of neuroimaging in studying alcoholism will be held at Yale School of Medicine, January 17-19. Sessions at The Anlyan Building will highlight the latest results of imaging studies related to alcoholism –...
Frederick (Fritz) Redlich, the psychiatrist who was the catalyst in the transformation of a moribund Yale department of psychiatry of the early 40’s into one of its present eminence and whose research of the relationship between social class and...
Veterans with pre-existing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) showed fewer symptoms during the period following the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, Yale researchers found. Unexpectedly, veterans admitted to Veterans...
The Connecticut Response to the New England Governor’s Drug Summit will be highlighted during Grand Rounds at Yale School of Medicine, Wednesday, January 14, by federal and state officials and the medical school. There will be a news conference from 10...
Results of a search for the most important biomedical research papers of the past year, published in any source, were announced in the December 20, 2003 issue of THE LANCET. Many notable awards, including the Nobels and Lasker, recognize the...
