An angry heart can lead to sudden death, Yale researchers find
Before flying off the handle the next time someone cuts you off in traffic, consider the latest research from Yale School of Medicine researchers that links changes brought on by anger or other strong emotions to future arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrests, which are blamed for 400,000 deaths an...Kavli Prize awarded to Pasko Rakic, pioneering Yale neuroscientist
New Haven, Conn. Today Pasko Rakic , professor of neurobiology and neurology at Yale University School of Medicine, was named one of the inaugural recipients of the Kavli Prizes, for his key role in changing our understanding of the cerebral cortex, the seat of human cognitive function. T...Scientists at Yale provide explanation for how cancer spreads
Metastasis, the spread of cancer throughout the body, can be explained by the fusion of a cancer cell with a white blood cell in the original tumor, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers, who say that this single event can set the stage for cancers migration to other parts of the body. ...Procedure developed at Yale creates new bone
A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine this month in Tissue Engineering. "This could radically change the way patients are currently trea...$1.5 Million Grant to Yale for Narcolepsy-Neurotransmitter Study
Yale School of Medicine researchers have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study neurons// that play a major role in narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by daytime sleepiness. The NIH grant will further Yale research ...Autism Gene Identified by Yale and Global Consortium
Yale School of Medicine autism experts Fred R. Volkmar, M.D., and Ami Klin are part of a global research consortium from 19 countries that identified an individual gene and a// region of a chromosome that may lead to autism in children. The findings are published online in Nature Genetics and a...Prestigious Wilson Award Goes To Yale Cell Biologist Joel Rosenbaum
Joel Rosenbaum, professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB) and faculty member at Yale since 1967, will be awarded// the prestigious 2006 E. B. Wilson Medal, the American Society for Cell Biology’s highest honor for scientific research in cell biology. ...Prestigious Gairdner Awards for medical research in 2006 Goes To Two Yale biologists
Two Yale Biologists and three other scientists will receive The Gairdner International Awards, 2006, among the most coveted awards in science, for their exemplary// research on RNAs, cell motility and hormones. The awards will be presented on October 26, in Toronto. John Dirks, president of t...If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help
...pel, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the yale University School of Medicine. "Most breech [babies] get delivered by C-sec...Copel, M.D., professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences, yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.; American College of Obstet...Video: New Dove(R) Body Washes with NutriumMoisture(TM) Restore Skin's Natural Moisture
...products have only masked dry skin damage rather than effectively addressed it," said Dr. David Leffell, M.D.; professor of dermatology and surgery at yale University's School of Medicine. "By targeting skin directly where damage occurs (within the surface layer), NutriumMoisture technology helps build a ...Micromet Presents Update on BiTE Antibody Pipeline and Reviews Key AACR Presentations at R&D Day
...ry antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, today held an R&D Day for investors and financial analysts at The yale Club of New York City. The presentations highlighted significant areas of development across Micromet's BiTE antibody platform and included upd...Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $2.1 Million to Improve Drug Delivery in Parkinson's Disease
.... Deep Brain Imaging to Determine the Movement of Compounds Relevant to Parkinson's Disease Mark Saltzman, Ph.D., and Michael Levene, Ph.D., yale University Novel Antibodies for the Delivery of Parkinson's Therapeutics Eric Shusta, Ph.D., and Clive Svendson, Ph.D., University of Wisc...Studies Show Combination Laser Therapy Effective At Clearing Acne, Reducing Oil Production
...e American Academy of Dermatology (Academy), dermatologist Macrene Alexiades-Armenakas, MD, PhD, FAAD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., presented scientific data illustrating how photodynamic therapy combined with a long-pulse, pulsed...New Analysis Estimates Numbers of Older U.S. Adults Who May Benefit From Statin Therapy
...posed in JUPITER," said the study's lead author Erica S. Spatz, M.D., an internist and fellow in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at yale University , New Haven, Conn. "That's nearly 80 percent of this segment of the population who could potentially be recommended a statin therapy if th...Nanotechnology 'culture war' possible, says Yale study
New Haven, Conn, Rather than infer that nanotechnology is safe, members of the public who learn about this novel science tend to become sharply polarized along cultural lines, according to a study conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School in collaboration with the Project on ...UNC, Yale partner to study effects of cocaine use on mother-infant relationships
CHAPEL HILL Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale University have been awarded almost $10 million to study the many ways cocaine use during pregnancy can negatively affect interactions between mothers and their infants. The project's researchers hope their f...Sensitive nanowire disease detectors made by Yale scientists
New Haven, Conn. Yale scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care (POC) disease detection, according to a report in Nano Letters . The sensors use activation of immune cells by...'Friendly' bacteria protect against type 1 diabetes, Yale researchers find
In a dramatic illustration of the potential for microbes to prevent disease, researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago showed that mice exposed to common stomach bacteria were protected against the development of Type I diabetes. The findings, reported in the journal Nature ...LSU, Yale team study agricultural impact on Mississippi River
BATON ROUGE According to a study published in Nature by researchers at LSU and Yale University, farming has significantly changed the hydrology and chemistry of the Mississippi River, injecting more carbon dioxide into the river and raising river discharge during the past 50 years. LSU Profes...Leading scientist named new chair of Cell Biology at Yale
Yale University announced today the appointment of James E. Rothman, one of the world's leading cell biologists, as chair of Yale School of Medicine's Department of Cell Biology. Additionally, Rothman will launch the Center for High-Throughput Cell Biology at Yale's West Campus, formerly the site...Autism gene identified by researchers at Yale working with a global research consortium
Yale School of Medicine autism experts Fred Volkmar, M.D. and Ami Klin are part of a global research consortium from 19 countries to identify a gene and a region of a chromosome that may lead to autism in children. The findings are published online today in Nature Genetics and also will be publis...MicroRNA gene that regulates lifespan found by Yale scientists
Genes that control the timing of organ formation during development also control timing of aging and death, and provide evidence of a biological timing mechanism for aging, Yale researchers report in the journal Science. "Although there is a large variation in lifespan from species to species, t...Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative funds Yale project
Yale has been offered $17 million from the Grand Challenges in Global health initiative to genetically engineer mice with immune systems similar enough to humans to aid in testing the safety and effectiveness of potential vaccines. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Yale proje...$6.5 Million Grant for Microarray Center at Yale School of Medicine
In 1909, while harvesting a typical corn crop (Zea mays) in Illinois, a field worker noticed a plant so unusual that it was initially believed to be a new species. Its "peculiarly shaped ear" was "laid aside as a curiosity" and the specimen was designated Zea ramosa (from the Latin ramosus, "having...Scientists discover repulsive side to light force
... New Haven, Conn.A team of yale University researchers has discovered a "repulsive" light force that can be...nteract," said Mo Li, a postdoctoral associate in electrical engineering at yale and lead author of the paper. "This is not possible in free spaceit is only...Scientists create first electronic quantum processor
... New Haven, Conn.A team led by yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantu... information through wires connecting the qubitspreviously developed by the yale group. The key that made the two-qubit processor possible was getting t...Ten Top Latin American Scientists Named 2009 Pew Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences
...ical Sciences are: Argentina Diego Ezequiel Alvarez, Ph.D. Laboratory of Herve Agaisse, Ph.D. yale University Microbial Pathogenesis Facundo German Pelorosso, M.D. Laboratory of Allan Balmain...Nektar Therapeutics Promotes Lorianne Masuoka, M.D. to Chief Medical Officer
...sis as well as numerous oncology programs. Dr. Masuoka received her M.D. from the University of California, Davis , completed a Fellowship at yale University and is board certified in Neurology. About Nektar Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeu...First Patient Dosed in Phase I Clinical Trial of Tigris Pharmaceuticals' GGTI-2418
.... Tigris in-licensed the exclusive worldwide rights to GGTI-2418 from yale University and the University of South Florida . Said M. Sebti, Ph.D., D...offitt Cancer Center and Andrew Hamilton, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry at yale University were the co-inventors of GGTI-2418. About GGTI-2418 ...China-Biotics, Inc. to Present at CCG Investor Relations' China Rising Conference
...ollows: Date: Monday, May 18, 2009 Time: 11:00 a.m. EDT Presenter: Lewis Fan, Chief Financial Officer Venue: The yale Club 50 Vanderbilt Ave. New York, N.Y. 10017 Webcast: http://www.chinarisingconference.com/webcast.html ...