Of all forms of memory, episodic memory is the most intimate. We recall the sequences of events that happen to us — a marriage, a visit to a foreign country, a personal achievement — in great autobiographical detail. But scientists have disagreed about...
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a panel discussion about the fight against AIDS on Wednesday, June 26.
Titled “HIV/AIDS: Knowledge = Power,” the event will take place noon-1:15 p.m. in the first floor conference room at Yale Health, 55...
After garnering worldwide attention last year for her research on the origins of egg color in birds, Yale paleontologist Jasmina Wiemann has taken a second look at her eggshells.
Wiemann had found that all colors and spots on modern birds’ eggs derived...
Even after antibiotic treatment, some Lyme disease patients continue to suffer from debilitating arthritis. A new Yale study may explain why.
The tick-borne bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi leaves behind parts of its cell wall in patients’ joints, which...
Use of 3-D mammography, an advanced form of breast cancer screening, has risen rapidly in recent years, according to Yale researchers in a new study. But adoption of the technology varies widely, reflecting emerging disparities in care, they said.
The...
What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in genes that regulate cells, there is another factor in cell misbehavior that involves metabolism, say Yale researchers.
The research...