A Yale researcher who studies the molecular biology of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is linked to many cancers such as Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, has received a $2.1 million, five-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH...
The goal of “Overcoming Dyslexia,” a new book by Yale School of Medicine researcher Sally Shaywitz, M.D., is to translate groundbreaking research on the disorder, including brain imaging studies, into practical methods and programs that can be used by...
Investigators at Yale and Oxford University have been awarded over $3.3 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a five-year study to investigate the genetic and environmental risk factors that increase susceptibility...
Elizabeth Bradley, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale School of Medicine, has become the first Yale researcher to win the John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators. The prize will be presented in June...
Yale School of Medicine will celebrate the opening of 300 Cedar St., its newest research and education building, on May 2. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., will lead the celebration with a keynote address at 3:30 p.m...
When older patients followed a non-drug intervention strategy for preventing delirium, their rates of delirium were lowered by as much as 89 percent, Yale researchers report in the April 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. “It has been well-...
In light of current world events, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) will host a public forum to address how religious diversity and tolerance affect health care in our community on April 24, at 5:30 p.m. in room 118, YSN, 100 Church St. South. David Shaheed...
A study by Yale researchers suggests that the atypical antipsychotic drug risperidone reduces tic symptoms in children and adults with Tourette syndrome (TS). “These results suggest that risperidone is safe and effective for short-term treatment of tics...
Charles Alderson Janeway, Jr., M.D., professor of immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator died on April 12 at age 60 in New Haven after a long illness. Janeway was one of the leading...
A new study of low-carbohydrate diets published in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association shows that carbohydrate content in a person’s diet is not associated with weight loss. “We found that calorie content and how long you’re on the...