Protein key to placental health could be target for reproductive conditions
A protein found throughout the body plays a key role in pregnancy maintenance, a new study finds. And it could inform treatments for reproductive conditions. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Canadian wildfire smoke associated with increased asthma cases in NYC
A new study by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health illustrates how drifting wildfire smoke impacts people hundreds of miles away. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 10, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Unveiling the link between insomnia and early-onset atrial fibrillation
A Yale-led study of health records from over one million young veterans finds that patients with insomnia are more likely to develop an abnormal heart rhythm. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

YSPH Dean Megan Ranney lays out the ‘four pillars’ of public health
Inclusivity, innovation and entrepreneurship, communication, and data-driven leadership will define the future of the public health field, says Ranney. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Yale project takes aim at gene therapy for brain diseases
New Yale-led research will work toward developing a novel CRISPR-based gene-editing platform for targeting genetic brain diseases. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Researchers find clues in obesity ’s impact on breast cancer
A team of scientists aims to define the properties of adipose tissue in people with obesity that contribute to enhanced tumor invasion in breast cancer. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Studying mismatches between donor and recipient in kidney transplantation
A recent study identified a gene mismatch between kidney donors and recipients connected to increased risk of transplant loss. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

New Yale initiative looks beyond life span to increase years of health
The new translational geroscience initiative at Yale School of Medicine seeks to bolster long-term health by studying the effects of aging on various ailments. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The updated COVID vaccine is here: 10 things to know
The new shots designed to protect against XBB.1.5 should also protect against more recent virus strains, including EG.5 and BA.2.86. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Exploring transgender people ’s experiences with health care
A new, Yale-led study explored encounters between 30 transgender people and their health care clinicians. It offers recommendations for improving care. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Celebrating Yale ’s scientist-entrepreneurs
The annual Yale Faculty Innovation Awards recognize faculty members for bringing their discoveries to market and launching Yale innovation into the world. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Metaphors for human fertilization are evolving, study shows
While the metaphor of an active sperm and a passive egg has long been used to describe fertilization, a more gender-egalitarian approach is circulating. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

First mobile retail pharmacy revolutionizes HIV and opioid treatment
A newly launched, Yale-led pilot program in Waterbury, Connecticut, aims to overcome barriers to care by bringing mobile clinics directly where they ’re needed. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

First mobile retail pharmacy rethinks HIV and opioid treatment
A newly launched, Yale-led pilot program in Waterbury, Connecticut, aims to overcome barriers to care by bringing mobile clinics directly where they ’re needed. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Protein that drives liver damage could be a new target for treatment
Yale researchers have identified a protein that drives symptoms of severe liver disease and may be a target for treatment in the future. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news