Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is becoming increasingly common, and appears to be a viable treatment, among individuals in their 90s, according to a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology.CABG surgery creates new pathways...
Yale University Nursing School Dean Margaret Grey’s research into coping skills training for diabetic children has been cited as one of the 10 most significant studies in the 22-year history of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).Grey’s...
A protein has been found that influences the response of the heart to a lack of oxygen and blood flow, such as occurs during a heart attack, a team of Yale School of Medicine researchers report today in Nature.This finding may present a new therapeutic...
Acute and chronic stress can have devastating effects on the brain, and Yale School of Medicine researchers have pinpointed one receptor that plays a key role in that harmful cycle, it was reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Researchers from around the globe will gather at Yale School of Medicine January 19-21 for a conference on the latest discoveries on using neuroimaging in the study and treatment of alcoholism.Among the speakers at the Second International Conference on...
A workshop on preparing for disasters and their psychological aftermath will be presented jointly by Yale School of Medicine and the State of Connecticut on January 24 in New Britain.The keynote speakers will be: Brian Flynn, associate director of the...
Richard Bucala Yale School of Medicine researchers have isolated a gene that helps protect newborns from the most common respiratory cause of infant death in the United States—respiratory distress syndrome. This gene,...
Research projects by two Yale School of Medicine investigators—one studying global healthcare disparities, the other, depression—have been given a boost with five-year, $600,000 awards from the Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research...