Yale researchers have discovered a new cellular entity, called the SSU processome, that challenges their previous ideas about how ribosomes are made and brings them closer to understanding how uncontrolled cell growth can lead to many human diseases,...
Yale researcher Pasko Rakic, M.D., has received the Fifteenth Annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research for discovering the principles and molecular mechanisms of neuronal migration. The discovery of...
When individuals with autism view social situations, they focus attention twice as much on the mouths and the bodies of people as on their eyes, Yale researchers report in an Archives of General Psychiatry article. The researchers used eye-tracking...
Women’s Health Research at Yale will host a conference October 15 to address the importance of women’s health and to share new research results on the health of women. The half-day professional conference begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Stamford Marriott....
Physically frail elderly persons who followed a physical therapy program consisting primarily of balance exercise and strength training saw a 45 percent reduction in disability after seven months, Yale researchers report in the October 3 issue of The New...
Using genetically altered mice, Yale researchers have generated a clearer picture of the origins of B cells and their involvement in autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes. Published in the September 20 issue of Science,...
Two new papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Yale researchers provide insights to measuring the amount of energy neurons (brain cells) use when a sensory or cognitive task is performed. Using a rat model, the researchers...
Gustaf E. Lindskog, M.D., the William H. Carmalt Professor of Surgery and former chair of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine, died on August 4 at age 99. Widely recognized for his contributions to the field of thoracic surgery, Lindskog taught at Yale...
A new study at Yale University School of Medicine has shown that the FDA-approved smoking cessation medication bupropion (Zyban) can help patients with schizophrenia stop smoking. Published in the July 1 issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry, the...
Researchers in the Department of Pediatrics at Yale have identified a disruption in the neural circuitry for reading in the brains of dyslexic children as young as age seven. Published in the July 15 issue of Biological Psychiatry, the study’s authors...