For the first time, a team of Yale researchers has identified a previously unrecognized molecular change in the neurons of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, which may contribute to some of the debilitating symptoms that characterize the disease. The...
About 45 percent of terminally ill patients are not receiving hospice services, even though many are eligible for the care, Yale researchers report in the December 22 issue of Journal of Palliative Care. “Many patients are missing out on the benefits...
Older patients hospitalized with pneumonia for an increasingly shorter length of time are more likely to be re-admitted or discharged to a nursing home, a study by a Yale researcher and collaborators shows. “The length of stay is going down, and doctors...
Using acupuncture, cryoblation (nerve freezing), controlled breathing, diversion and other innovative techniques in addition to medicines, physicians at Yale’s Pediatric Pain Management Services (PPMS) are providing relief to children who experience pain...
When results of clinical trials were revealed before publication in a peer-reviewed journal, Yale researchers saw changes in medical practice that were not necessarily applied to the kind of patients and settings described in the trial results. Research...
Religion, communication and control take precedence over physical symptoms and functioning at the end of life for some terminally ill patients, Yale researchers suggest in a new book, which examines the complex issues surrounding death and dying. “Our...
In two studies, Yale researchers have demonstrated for the first time that two genes, Interleuken-13 (IL-13) and gamma-interferon, cause pulmonary emphysema. Using “transgenic” mice that were genetically engineered to express these genes in the adult...
“Doctor, Heal Thyself?”, the title of a new study led by a Yale researcher, suggests that many physicians seem to live by this motto, because they are unlikely to see a doctor on a regular basis. Approximately one in three physicians surveyed did not...
A light therapy normally used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is now being tested on depressed pregnant women, possibly ending the need for antidepressants that often have side effects. “Although most antidepressant drugs-with some...
When epistaxis or nosebleeds occur in multiple members of one family, they are an important clue to a genetic disorder of the blood vessels called Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) that can lead to strokes and other symptoms, Yale researchers...