Yale researchers have developed a new technique for producing artificial skin that is likely to improve the reliability of overall skin graft performance, especially in recipients with impaired blood vessel development such as diabetics and the elderly...
A brain scanning study of adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder shows significant decrease in size in the amygdala, a brain structure that governs emotions, a Yale School of Medicine researcher has found. These findings suggest that amygdala...
Yale researchers have found that natural killer T cells (NKT), a combination of T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells, are involved in the formation of skin allergies such as poison ivy and contact sensitivity to chemicals and metals like nickel in...
Identification of a genetic alteration of the cilium on kidney tubule cells leads to the cause of a common and devastating kidney disease, according to Yale researchers presenting their work at a recent meeting of the American Society of Nephrologists in...
A clinical trial testing a new medication and whole brain radiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metastases is underway at Yale School of Medicine. The principal investigator, Jonathan Knisely, associate professor of...
A clinical trial testing a new medication and whole brain radiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metastases is underway at Yale School of Medicine. The principal investigator, Jonathan Knisely, associate professor of...
Two Yale studies question the economics of medications in the two most widely prescribed and costly classes of psychiatric medications. One study found that a new and more expensive anti-psychotic drug is not more effective than a less costly, older one...
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale announces the following week of events to commemorate World AIDS Day: Monday, Dec. 1Topic: “AIDS in China: Lessons Learned” Speaker: Wan Yanhai, Yale World Fellow, Chinese AIDS Activist...
Yale scientists, using a computational approach, have found approximately 10,000 gene-like sequences or ‘pseudogenes’ in the human genome. Their work is reported in the current issue of Genome Research. Pseudogenes are DNA sequences that have high...
In a study examining the impact of group versus individual prenatal care on birth weight and gestational age, researchers at Yale and Emory Universities found that group prenatal care was associated with significantly better weight gain for preterm...
