In the one of the largest learning differences observed between the sexes, a Yale researcher has found that female songbirds learn new songs 60% faster than male songbirds, increasing understanding of how hormones might affect learning. “The results...
Yale Department of Psychiatry’s Division for Prevention and Community Research will sponsor a conference titled “The Impact of Poverty on Individual and Community Health” on May 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar St.
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Yale University has received a $2 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to integrate into the education of all medical students a model of care that reflects the complex nature of the needs of the aging population. The lead investigator...
Little evidence exists to support the idea that older people who are moderately overweight have a higher risk of illness or death, Yale researchers report in a study published in today’s issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. “Based on our results...
A 21st century physician must develop expertise in a variety of business and management skills in order to deliver quality medical care to patients and operate a successful practice, Stephen Rimar, M.D. asserts in his new book, “The Yale Management Guide...
Men employed as roofers or sheet metal workers, who work with rubber and plastic products, or are employed in cleaning businesses, among other occupations, are at higher risk of developing brain cancer, a Yale investigation shows. Women are at higher...
In one of the largest national studies on the topic, Yale researchers have demonstrated a marked racial difference in the rate of cardiac catheterization, a diagnostic procedure used to assess heart function after a myocardial infarction or heart attack...
To alleviate vaginal dyspareunia or dryness, a painful symptom of menopause that causes sexual dysfunction, Yale researchers have created a topical estrogen that eliminates side effects of conventional estrogen and that in the future could also alleviate...
To alleviate vaginal dyspareunia or dryness, a painful symptom of menopause that causes sexual dysfunction, Yale researchers have created a topical estrogen that eliminates side effects of conventional estrogen and that in the future could also alleviate...
Although cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products are considered to be the greatest single source of human exposure to certain carcinogens, they do not appear to cause brain cancer, a Yale investigation has found. “Brain cancer incidence and...
