A brain scanning study of adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder shows significant decrease in size in the amygdala, a brain structure that governs emotions, a Yale School of Medicine researcher has found. These findings suggest that amygdala...
A clinical trial testing a new medication and whole brain radiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metastases is underway at Yale School of Medicine. The principal investigator, Jonathan Knisely, associate professor of...
A clinical trial testing a new medication and whole brain radiation therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and brain metastases is underway at Yale School of Medicine. The principal investigator, Jonathan Knisely, associate professor of...
Two Yale studies question the economics of medications in the two most widely prescribed and costly classes of psychiatric medications. One study found that a new and more expensive anti-psychotic drug is not more effective than a less costly, older one...
A funeral service was held Monday, November 24, for Barry Kacinski, M.D., a Yale School of Medicine radiologist who lead groundbreaking research defining the effects of growth factors and oncogenes in the development of malignancies. Kacinski, a...
Most breastfed infants nurse without showing meaningful effects from their mothers taking 20-40 mg of the anti-depressant fluoxetine (Prozac) daily, according to a study by Yale researchers. Postpartum major depression affects about 10 percent of women...
The dedication of the new Yale-New Haven Breast Center, which offers women a comprehensive center on the medical campus for the diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant breast symptoms, will be held at 3 p.m. today. The Breast Center is a...
Weekend retreats, dinners at local restaurants, homemade goodies, and personal services, are among the items available to the highest bidder at Yale Medical School’s benefit auction Nov. 17-20. The annual Hunger and Homelessness Auction organized by...
Weekend retreats, dinners at local restaurants, homemade goodies, and personal services, are among the items available to the highest bidder at Yale Medical School’s benefit auction Nov. 17-20. The annual Hunger and Homelessness Auction organized by...
The burning, vise-like pain experienced by most people with spinal cord injuries results from overly sensitized nerve cells; this activity can be blocked by administering specially designed molecules, according to Yale researchers. These results for the...