When the brain is stimulated, functional imaging results are misinterpreted by neglecting the resting brain neurotransmitter activity, a study by a Yale researcher concludes. “There is an assumption made in the use of PET scans and functional magnetic...
A Yale researcher known for helping adolescents control their diabetes has just been awarded a $313,000 federal grant to see if her methods can actually prevent the disease in youths at high risk for it. Yale School of Nursing Associate Dean for...
For the first time, a team of Yale researchers has identified a previously unrecognized molecular change in the neurons of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, which may contribute to some of the debilitating symptoms that characterize the disease. The...
About 45 percent of terminally ill patients are not receiving hospice services, even though many are eligible for the care, Yale researchers report in the December 22 issue of Journal of Palliative Care. “Many patients are missing out on the benefits...
The same technology used to monitor the vital signs of climbers ascending Mt. Everest also could be utilized by physicians to keep watch over patients when the patients are home, according to a study by a Yale researcher and collaborators. “The mountain...
Older patients hospitalized with pneumonia for an increasingly shorter length of time are more likely to be re-admitted or discharged to a nursing home, a study by a Yale researcher and collaborators shows. “The length of stay is going down, and doctors...
Continued use of anti-depressants leads to new cell growth in an area of the brain known to suffer cell death and atrophy as a result of depression and stress, a study by Yale researchers shows. Depression affects an estimated 12 percent to 17 percent...
Using acupuncture, cryoblation (nerve freezing), controlled breathing, diversion and other innovative techniques in addition to medicines, physicians at Yale’s Pediatric Pain Management Services (PPMS) are providing relief to children who experience pain...
PLEASE NOTE: THIS RELEASE CORRECTS THE DECEMBER 4 VERSION, WHICH INDICATED THAT PATIENTS IN HOME CARE LIVED 22 MONTHS, RATHER THAN AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN MONTHS, LONGER THAN PATIENTS NOT IN HOME CARE. New Haven, Conn. – A study in the December Journal of...
When results of clinical trials were revealed before publication in a peer-reviewed journal, Yale researchers saw changes in medical practice that were not necessarily applied to the kind of patients and settings described in the trial results. Research...
