Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses — bypassing arteries that are blocked. Their study appears in the April 29 issue of Developmental Cell. Arteries form in utero and during development, […]
Yale Nobel laureate honored with Connecticut Medal of Science
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Thomas Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, will receive the 2013 Connecticut (CT) Medal of Science, the state’s top prize for technological achievement crucial to economic development. Best known for his research into ribosomal proteins, the building blocks of all life, Steitz is also renowned for his work with […]
Yale accredited to train specialists in addiction medicine
Yale University has been newly accredited to train physicians in the practice of addiction medicine. Yale’s program is among eight new fellowship programs at leading medical institutions that are receiving this accreditation. The accreditation was issued by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) Foundation. Physicians who complete a fellowship are eligible to become board-certified […]
New institute will advance the interdisciplinary study of networks
Yale will establish an Institute of Network Science to bring together researchers from many disciplines to advance the study of networks, President-Elect Peter Salovey announced today. “The study of networks is dramatically transforming many academic fields and practices,” Salovey said. “The Yale Institute of Network Science (YINS) will be a novel collaboration of faculty from the […]
Stem cell research blooms at Yale and in Connecticut
Eight years ago, Dr. Diane Krause was one of only two scientists at the Yale School of Medicine whose work was specifically focused on stem cells. Today, more than 70 Yale faculty members are involved in some form of stem cell research, which since 2007 has been supported at Yale by more than $230 million […]
In managing inflammation, controlling white blood cell flow may be key
New research by Yale University scientists sets the stage for improved management of acute tissue inflammation related to wounds and chronic inflammatory diseases by advancing current understanding of inflammatory processes. To exit blood vessels and reach injured tissue, white blood cells must pass through a series of natural barriers. Some aspects of blood vessel architecture […]
Hunger-spiking neurons could help control autoimmune diseases
Neurons that control hunger in the central nervous system also regulate immune cell functions, implicating eating behavior as a defense against infections and autoimmune disease development, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences (PNAS). Autoimmune diseases have been on a steady […]
Amputations due to ischemia more likely in blacks and Hispanics than in whites
Non-white patients with severe circulatory problems, or ischemia, are significantly more likely than white patients to undergo lower-limb amputation regardless of economic and additional health factors, a Yale study has found. The study appears in the March 20 issue of JAMA Surgery, a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Prior studies have […]
Author Andrew Solomon to be honored at Neuroscience 2013
Award-winning writer and lecturer Andrew Solomon ’85 will be the featured speaker and awardee at Neuroscience 2013, an annual symposium showcasing advances in basic and clinical neuroscience, to be held on Saturday, April 6. The event will take place 8:15 a.m.–1 p.m. in Harkness Auditorium, Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. The theme of […]
Binge drinking and your brain: Raising risk of dependence
The brains of chronically heavy drinkers have twice the capacity of those of light drinkers to consume a chemical that may add to impairment and some other effects of alcohol, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found. This added capacity may also increase the vulnerability to alcohol dependence, according to the study, which appears in […]