Yale University researchers have shed new light how bacteria like the ones that cause Legionnaires’ disease and Q-fever raise such havoc in human patients. In order to survive, the gram-negative bacteria use genes that have evolved in tandem with ones in...
The epidemic of Lyme disease in the U.S. is caused by a bacterium that has European ancestry, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that is co-authored by scientists at Yale School of Public Health and the...
Heroin addicts fare better when treated with an opiate maintenance medication than one designed to block the drug’s effects, Yale University researchers reported Thursday in the journal Lancet.In countries such as Russia, Malaysia and in some clinics in...
The human nervous system is like a giant home entertainment system, but instead of 20-odd wires there are trillions of connections that must be made perfectly before the network operates effectively. Scientists have long been fascinated about how the...
What is a good death and how can the health care team provide the best care for patients near the end of life? There are no easy answers, but beginning this fall Yale University students will grapple with these issues under a blended learning curriculum...
The Smilow Cancer Hospital is the recipient of a $1 million contribution from United Technologies Corp. The money will help patients throughout the region by expanding clinical space for Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of...
When nurse Denise Walsh arrived at Redemption Hospital in Liberia, Africa, which is now just emerging from years of civil war, the basic systems that help hospitals run smoothly and effectively were nowhere to be found. Most beds were empty - except in...
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine...
Commonly viewed as an inevitable consequence of aging and often ignored in clinical practice, falls among the elderly were cut by 11 percent when researchers at Yale School of Medicine used a combination of fall prevention educational campaigns and...
A new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine could explain why the cold and flu virus symptoms that are often mild and transient in non-smokers can seriously sicken smokers. Published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the study also...