Alan Sokal ’s Joke Is on Us as Postmoderism Comes to Science
When I taught physics at Yale in the 1980s and ’90s, my colleagues and I took pride in our position on “science hill,” looking down on the humanities scholars in the intellectual valleys below as they were inundated in postmodernism and deconstructionism. This same attitude motivated the…#yale #alansokal #socialtext (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A new therapy effective against drug-sensitive and resistant parasites
A novel combination therapy developed by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine can help fight the drug-resistant cases of the tickborne illness babesiosis. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 5, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Yale expert addresses diabetes crisis at Senate committee hearing
Yale ’s Kasia Lipska provided testimony on the reasons behind the increase in type 2 diabetes in the U.S. and ways to expand treatment availability. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Bisexual behavior genetically tied to risk-taking, controversial DNA analysis finds
Politically and ethically fraught, research into what leads to bisexual behavior or exclusive homosexuality typically sparks controversy. The latest study, published today in
Science Advances
, is no exception. By mining a DNA database of some 450,000 people in the United Kingdom, a research team has concluded that the genes underlying bisexual behavior are distinct from those driving exclusive same-sex behavior, and may be intertwined with a propensity for taking risks. This connection to risk-taking, the authors suggest, may also explain why men with a history of bisexual behavior still have a reasonably high n...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 3, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Epilepsy drug shows promise in slowing joint degeneration in osteoarthritis
Yale researchers have identified a drug target that may alleviate the joint breakdown associated with the debilitating condition. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
RSV vaccines would greatly reduce illness if implemented like flu shots
Widespread adoption of a vaccine for older adults would dramatically reduce the respiratory virus ’s significant burden of illness and death, a new study finds. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Analyzing how cancer mutations interact may improve targeted therapies
A new method from the Yale School of Public Health offers a way to examine how cell mutations interact with each other to alter tumor development. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Building community to advance metabolic science
A new Yale program will allow investigators to tackle questions relating to how mitochondrial function and regulation impacts metabolism and disease. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 2, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Eliminating racial bias in health care AI: Expert panel offers guidelines
A new report from a panel of healthcare experts, led in part by Yale ’s Lucila Ohno-Machado, identifies core guiding principles for addressing algorithmic bias. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 2, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Why America struggles to make friends abroad
I the head of state of Saffronia, a midsized country which looks to America for its security. You are on your way to Washington for your first official visit, in the hope of opening negotiations over a trade deal that would enrich the people who just elected you. A closer trading relationship…#saffronia #jakesullivan #mrsullivan #israel #gaza #ukraine #sudan #myanmar #wikipedia #yale (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AMC apologized after theater employees had a civil rights leader removed from a screening of'The Color Purple' by police for using a disability chair
William Barber, Founding Director, Repairers Of The Breach & The Yale Center For Public Theology And Public Policy speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York. Barber was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical…#williambarber #northcarolina #amc #greenville #colorpurple #williambarberii #wral #adamaron #bishopbarber (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Willie Ruff, Jazz Missionary and Professor, Dies at 92
Willie Ruff took up the French horn in the Army and later attended the Yale School of Music. “I brought my French horn and played an audition,” he said, “and by some miracle they let me in.” A master of the French horn, a rarity in jazz, he toured the world with the pianist Dwike Mitchell and…#willieruff #army #yaleschoolofmusic #dwikemitchell #yale #mitchellruffduo #killen #ala #jennifergreen #dukeellington (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Remembering Laurie Frank, the Creative and Social Force Whose Love for L.A. Went Unrivaled
If you knew Laurie Frank — and who didn’t? — you know her great heart burst skyward on Nov. 30. Hours earlier, a technicolor rainbow appeared over the Hollywood Hills, Laurie’s Promised Land. You likely knew she was in the first class at Yale that matriculated women — class of 1973 — and went on…#lauriefrank #hollywoodhills #yale #abcnews #saturdaynightlive #proseandcons #eddiemurphy #normanmailers #jackabbott #johnmalkovich (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Marvel's catastrophic year in numbers
It's no secret that Marvel has had its worst year on record since launching its superhero franchise of movies and TV series in 2008. Headed by Kevin Feige, it kicked off what became known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), starting with Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr as the first of 33…#marvel #kevinfeige #ironman #robertdowneyjr #mcu #guardians #yale #evolutionofhollywood #alexanderross #supafly (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Remote Work Wonders: 3 Companies Thriving in the Home Office Era
These stocks are at the forefront of the thriving remote work trend The pandemic reshaped the workforce in an unforeseen manner, quickly transitioning a myriad of sectors from office-based operations to remote work. This dramatic shift, spurred by necessity, uncovered a surprising truth that how…#zoom #yale #google #wixcom #bankofamerica #muslimfarooque #investorplacecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
