Using new DNA chip technology, Yale researchers have identified virtually all of the gene targets of some key proteins, known as transcription factors. Transcription factors tell a cell whether it will be, for example, a muscle cell or a nerve cell....
A symposium on “Current Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health” will be held at Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, on February 9 and 10. The symposium, free and open to the public, begins Friday afternoon with welcoming remarks by Anthony T. Kronman,...
While many baby boomers-people between the ages of 37 and 55-are exercising more, many end up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from sports related injuries, according to Yale orthopaedic surgeon, Robert A. Stanton, M.D., who wants to raise awareness...
Breastfeeding for two or more years reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer by 50 percent, according to a study conducted by a Yale researcher among women in China.
The researcher, Tongzhang Zheng, associate professor of epidemiology and public...
Researchers are one step closer to reversing brain and spinal cord injuries with the discovery of another molecule in a pathway that prevents axon regeneration, a Yale researcher says. Stephen Strittmatter, M.D., who holds the Vincent Coates Chair of...
A minimally invasive endoscopic surgical procedure is being used at Yale to correct an often troublesome swallowing disorder called Zenker’s diverticulum, which affects thousands of Americans. “This procedure, initially popularized by doctors at Duke,...
To treat snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, Yale physicians are using a radiofrequency technology called somnoplasty to shrink extra tissues in the nose and throat, and oral appliances to move the lower jaw forward during sleep. “We’ve found this new...
A study of melanoma tumors by Yale researchers shows that Salmonella injections in combination with radiation therapy could provide a promising new cancer therapy. “Combining radiotherapy with injections of genetically engineered Salmonella provide a...
Yale researchers have received a $1.2 million contract to assist the U.S. Department of Defense in evaluating and assessing information technology that the government is developing to improve quality in medical care. The Yale group is working within the...
A new Yale study may help to clarify whether hemorrhaging in a baby’s eyes is due to child abuse or simply a lingering effect of birth. The researchers found that retinal hemorrhaging caused by the pressure of moving through the birth canal cleared up...
