A new study of the genetic origins of dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Many students now are not diagnosed until high school, at which point treatments are less effective. The study is published online and in the July […]
Promising drug prevents cancer cells from shutting down immune system
An investigational drug that targets the immune system’s ability to fight cancer is showing promising results in Yale Cancer Center (YCC) patients with a variety of advanced or metastatic forms of the disease. Updated data from this Phase 1 clinical trial are being formally presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of […]
Research in the News: Yale scientists peer into a cell in real time
A dream of scientists has been to visualize details of structures within our cells in real time, a breakthrough that would greatly aid in the study of their function. However, even the best of current microscopes can take minutes to recreate images of the internal machinery of cells at a usable resolution. Thanks to a […]
Yale Cancer Center goes to Washington
A delegation from Yale Cancer Center (YCC) went to Capitol Hill on May 16 to stress the life-saving urgency of continuing to fund National Institutes of Health cancer and other biomedical research during these difficult budget times. Dr. Roy Herbst, chief of medical oncology for YCC, and Chad Ellis, deputy director for research, met with […]
Vigorous athletic activity is safe with implanted arrhythmia devices
There has long been concern that people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) should not participate in any kind of strenuous sports activity for fear that their devices could fail. But a new Yale study finds that many athletes with ICDs can engage in vigorous and competitive sports without physical injury or failure to stop cardiac arrhythmia, […]
Yale psychiatrist: Get the most out of life — get out of your own way
Those moments in life when you are most fully engaged have a common element — you let go of all concerns, resentments, and thoughts of yourself, says Yale psychiatrist Dr. Judson Brewer. Athletes call it being in the flow, notes Brewer, assistant professor of psychiatry and medical director of the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic at […]
Yale science outreach: Inspiring the next generation of scientists
Photos: Leading youths down Pathways of Science Chemistry Open House Brain Education Day Pathways Open House Girls Science Investigations Chemistry Open House S.C.H.O.L.A.R. Pathways Open House Girls Science Investigations S.C.H.O.L.A.R. Brain Education Day Pathways Open House Pathways Open House PreviousNext 1 of 1 At age 14, Michael Wilner knew he wanted a career in […]
Akiko Iwasaki named HHMI investigator
Yale immunobiologist Akiko Iwasaki has been selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator, one of the most prestigious designations in biomedical science. She was one of 27 of the nation’s top researchers to receive this honor, which recognizes their work and gives them the support necessary to move their research forward in new […]
Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects, Yale researchers find
New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10% of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics study led by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. The analysis of all the genes of more than 1800 individuals found hundreds of mutations in that can cause […]
Research in the news: Illuminating the immune system
Two illuminating studies of the immune system have been published by leading researchers in the Department of Immunobiology of Yale School of Medicine. A team led by Ruslan Medzhitov, professor of immunobiology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, found that the body’s ability to tolerate infectious disease pathogens is as important as the immune […]