Fifty million years ago, the North and South Poles were ice-free and crocodiles roamed the Arctic. Since then, a long-term decrease in the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has cooled the Earth. Researchers at Yale University, the Carnegie Institution of...
The screening of a documentary about artist Tom Luckey will be the first of more than a dozen free and public events — including exhibitions, lectures and symposia — at the Yale School of Architecture (YSoA) this fall.With the exception of the dedication...
Yale University researchers have found that a single gene plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis in mice. The research provides insight into the causes of atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
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Food advertising on television increases automatic snacking on available foods in children and adults, according to a series of experimental studies conducted by researchers from Yale University. The research appears in the July issue of the journal...
In an effort to help families and school administrators fight the epidemic of obesity among children, a Yale-led team of researchers has developed a practical coding system to evaluate school wellness policies, which are required of all schools...
Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of...
In a change that more accurately defines the prognosis for patients with lung cancer, experts in the disease have devised a new, more scientific system for classifying a patient’s lung cancer stages. The new system and its implications for cancer...
Martin D. Jean, director of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, has announced the creation of the ISM Fellowships in Sacred Music, Worship, and the Arts, a program designed to create an international network of leaders working across national, cultural,...
A team of Yale University researchers has discovered a “repulsive” light force that can be used to manipulate components on silicon microchips, meaning future nanodevices could be controlled by light rather than electricity. The team previously discovered...
A team of researchers has discovered an unexpected concentration of a certain isotopic molecule in parts of the stratosphere that could have implications for understanding the carbon cycle and its response to climate change. By analyzing samples of air...