Stephen Strittmatter, M.D. Stephen Strittmatter, M.D., professor of neurology and neurobiology at Yale School of Medicine and an internationally recognized leader in developmental biology, is a 2005 recipient of the Javits Award.The National...
Yale researchers report the first evidence that phantom pain following spinal cord injury is the result of hypersensitive neurons in the thalamic region of the brain that can be suppressed with specially designed molecular agents.“A majority of people...
John Elefteriades, M.D. Oddly enough, having an aneurysm in the ascending aorta is significantly associated with decreased incidence of atherosclerosis, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers published this month in Chest.An...
John Krystal, M.D. Yale School of Medicine researchers published a report this month in the Archives of General Psychiatry that highlights the interplay of two brain signaling systems, glutamate and dopamine, in psychosis and cognitive...
Thomas E. Brown The adult or child who only concentrates when performing an activity in which they have a deep interest, such as playing a sport or drawing, may have “impotence of the mind,” according to a new book by Thomas E. Brown, clinical...
Angelique Bordey Release of the neurotransmitter GABA by adult neuronal precursor cells that develop into neurons limits stem cell proliferation, according to a study at Yale School of Medicine in the September issue of Nature Neuroscience.Tight...
A new study by Yale researchers shows that prior nicotine exposure in mice can increase their motivation to work for food, weeks after their last exposure to nicotine, a finding that runs counter to the popular belief that nicotine exposure curbs appetite...
Kimberly Yonkers, M.D. A new study led by researchers at Yale School of Medicine shows for the first time that a low dose oral contraceptive with a unique progestin and dosing regimen is effective in treating symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric...
David McCormick Inhibitory systems are essential for controlling the pattern of activity in the cortex, which has important implications for the mechanisms of cortical operation, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron. The...
Kitt Petersen The rate of insulin-stimulated energy production is significantly reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life,...
