The life and work of pioneering anti-slavery reformer and civic leader James Hillhouse (1754-1832) will be commemorated in New Haven next month as part of Yale University’s Tercentennial celebration. The Yale Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of...
Researchers at Yale studying a rare inherited form of hypertension have discovered mutations in two different genes that can cause this disease, clearing the way for new medications to treat both the rare and common forms of high blood pressure. “This...
Yale researchers have shown for the first time that a component of the medicinal herb feverfew targets a protein called IkappaB Kinase and halts that protein’s role in the inflammation process. “The results pave the way for the development of novel anti...
A method called prospective surveillance, which studies unexplained illness and death due to possibly infectious causes, allowed for earlier detection of emerging and reemerging infections in 73 percent of cases, Yale researchers conclude in a new study...
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and tic disorders showed a 37 percent improvement when they took the medication guanfacine, an alternative to drugs like Ritalin, which can worsen tics, Yale researchers found in a new study...
Distinguished Chinese poet Wen-tao Cheng has been given the title “writer in residence in the department” of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University in recognition of his literary achievement. Cheng is widely known abroad for his poetry...
Some of the most distinguished and innovative young architects of our day will be celebrated this fall when the Yale School of Architecture turns the spotlight on its own recent graduates. Titled “New Blue: Recent Work of Graduates of the Yale School of...
Five students from New Haven public high schools are continuing their education this summer at Yale University as Shafer Scholars. This year’s students are: Toni Harris and Naa K. Pappoe from Hillhouse High School; Tanaya Hilton and Youssouf Kane (...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have performed the first central nervous system transplantation to repair the myelin-forming cells in a woman with multiple sclerosis (MS). “The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether the procedure is...
Fundraising for Habitat for Humanity can be harder work than roof raising, at least for the 60 students, most of them from Yale, making their annual cross-country bike tour on behalf of the organization. Now in its sixth year, the Habitat Bicycle...
