Bile duct function and disease highlighted in new research study
These ducts are a critical but poorly understood component of the human digestive system, new research helps understand the diseases affecting them. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Equitable treatment options for pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Gene therapy, once approved for sickle cell disease, could offer a lifelong cure without the risk associated with allotransplantation. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 8, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study reveals cancer cells ’ resistance — and vulnerability — to treatment
A Yale co-led study offers insights into the interactions between tumors and their cellular surroundings, findings that might help inform treatment. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
In cancer treatment, new evidence that the neighborhood matters
Yale co-led research has identified interactions between tumors and surrounding tissues that can help predict cancer prognoses and inform treatments. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Getting Sick All the Time? Don ’ t (Necessarily) Blame COVID-19
Respiratory disease season is in full swing, with influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 case counts rising in various parts of the U.S. Hospitals in some states are also reporting upticks in pediatric pneumonia diagnoses, which experts say seems to be unrelated to the recent spike of pneumonias reported in China.
On the heels of last year’s severe flu and RSV reason, all this contagion has some people wondering if SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may be to blame. Some studies suggest the virus leaves its mark on the immune system even after an acute illness passes, raising an important question: does having COVI...
Source: TIME: Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
What is fetal surgery, and how is it changing?
The scope of fetal surgery — procedures that can be done in utero — is expanding. Yale’s Fetal Care Center director discusses advances in the field. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Niemi named executive director of Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Karen Niemi is internationally recognized for her transformative tenure as president and CEO of the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 6, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
The Kremlin says more foreign companies are failing than delivering on their promises to leave Russia. Here's what the data shows
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Contributor#8523328 A Kremlin spokesperson said many foreign companies are still operating in Russia. Two lists that Yale and KSE maintain show most foreign firms have not fully exited the market. Russia has been making it increasingly difficult for foreign…#russian #vladimirputin #kremlin #yale #kse #ukraine #yaleuniversity #polish #universityofstgallen #switzerland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The breathing technique that can make you a better leader
Yale SOM ’s Emma Seppälä found that a weeklong training in the SKY Breath technique provides a lasting reduction in anxiety and greater resilience to stress. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Insights & Outcomes: Transplant access, atmospheric rivers, and mind states
Yale researchers hunt for old atmospheric rivers, analyze access to liver transplants, and look at key proteins in Parkinson ’s disease and the nuclear envelope. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Killers of the Flower Moon — historical trauma and Indigenous health
Indigenous members of the Yale community talk about what the movie got right, and how historical traumas have led to persistent health inequities today. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 4, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
DBT shows how advanced cancers develop from longer intervals
Advanced cancers on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) occur with longer intervals from prior screening, a study presented November 30 at the RSNA 2023 annual meeting found.In her talk, Liane Philpotts, MD, from Yale University presented her team’s findings showing through DBT screening that until about 21 months, the rate of advanced cancers was stable. After that time point, it increased by nearly 10%.“With DBT screening, an interval of less than two years may help reduce the rate of advanced cancers,” Philpotts said. While breast cancer screening aims to detect nonlethal cancers early, many women do not adhere to ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Lefty Disney Execs Continue to Reject Vision of Its Founders
The Walt Disney Company’s startling but subtle admission in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledging their woke policies have had a deleterious effect on its bottom line is the famed organization’s latest concession to its historic drift – but not its most…#waltdisneycompanys #waltdisneyarchives #harvard #yale #dartmouth #christian #houseofmouse #disney #ernesthemingways #waltdisney (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Top 7 Free Investment Courses To Become Savvy In No Time
My foray into investing started with a rather funny prompt. Once I reluctantly fired up Google’s Bard with the prompt: Explain financial index to me like I am a six-year old. I used the same style of prompt to learn what index funds are, and…#google #yale #robertshiller (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Russian stock exchange descended into chaos this week after fraudsters declared it had filed for bankruptcy
None The Saint Petersburg stock exchange broke into chaos this week after a filing said the exchange was bankrupt. • None The filing was submitted by fraudsters, the exchange said in a statement. • None The turmoil briefly sent some shares plunging to their lowest-ever price. One of Russia's main…#moscow #spbexchange #russian #ria #ukraine #yale (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
