A Yale research team has found that repeated use of cocaine causes changes in the brain that persist long after the drug is no longer used. “There have been no adequately effective treatments for cocaine addiction because we know very little about...
A reduction in mental health services at a large Connecticut corporation triggered an increase in medical care use and sick leave, costing the company more money rather than less, according to a Yale study. The results support the long-held belief...
Six new laboratories for spinal cord research by Yale scientists will be dedicated Sept. 27 at the Neuroscience and Regeneration Research Center at the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Haven. The Phil N. Allen and Mayreta V. Allen Laboratories...
As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, few medical schools provide the kind of cultural diversity training offered at Yale University School of Medicine, according to a recent study of medical schools. The study examined medical school...
In an important advance in diabetes research, Yale Medical School scientists have identified insulin proteins as the targets of aggressive attacks by cells that cause diabetes, clearing the way for further research into diverting these attacks and...
The “White Coat Ceremony,” at which newly enrolled students in Yale’s School of Medicine receive their traditional doctors’ coats, will be held on Yale’s Harkness Lawn on Tuesday, Aug. 31, at 4:30 p.m. The deans of the individual medical school...
In the largest survey ever to measure patient visits for alternative therapies, a Yale study has found that contrary to popular perception, patients generally report using alternative therapies to augment, rather than replace their medical care....
Scott W. Wolfe, M.D., of Fairfield, has been promoted to the rank of Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Clinician/Scholar tract at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Wolfe has been a member of the Yale University Faculty since 1990...
Women have a higher short-term mortality after heart attack than men at younger ages, according to a study published in the July 22 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. In fact, the study, which analyzed data from the National Registry of...
A record number of teachers, principals, parents and policy makers working to implement school-based child care and family support services will gather to hear T. Berry Brazelton, best-selling author and leading national expert on children’s health, July...
