Blondes and redheads not only are more susceptible to skin cancer, but the source of their skin and hair pigmentation, melanin, actually magnifies the damaging effects of ultraviolet (UV) rays, according to a study published online this week in the...
Yale is recipient of a $5 million grant for what is believed to be a first of its kind study examining a possible link between stress-related psychiatric disorders in pregnancy and low birth weight and premature delivery. “Historically, there has been...
On November 17, Dennis Spencer, M.D., the Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine, will deliver the inaugural Robinson Memorial Lecture at Clinical Neuroscience Grand Rounds in the Brady Auditorium. The...
A Yale researcher is recipient of a $100,000 grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) for a project focusing on new antidepressant targets in the brain. The Independent Investigator grant awarded to Marina...
The Yale School of Medicine recently hosted a special program of neuroscience lectures and unveiled a plaque at the heart of the medical campus to honor Bristol-Myers Squibb Company for its contributions to biomedical research and education at Yale....
The rate of diabetes among persons taking certain newer anti-psychotic medications is higher than that found in the general population, Yale researchers report in a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The study followed patients with...