Yale University
Despite financial challenges, safety-net hospitals provide high quality care
A Yale study of the care quality received at safety-net hospitals — which provide care for the majority of uninsured and other vulnerable populations — found that quality at these facilities is similar to non-safety-net ...
Health
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Quick physical exam can reduce wait for a transplant by half a year
(Medical Xpress) -- A one-day coordinated evaluation can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to be put on a kidney transplant waitlist, according to a new study from Yale School of Medicine. The ...
Other
Aug 03, 2012 |
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Yale researchers enroll first patient in study of heart-preserving molecule
(Medical Xpress) -- A 69-year-old man became the first patient enrolled and treated in an ongoing study at Yale School of Medicine of BB3, a molecule that promises to preserve heart muscle, promote healing ...
Cardiology
Jul 24, 2012 |
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New proteins inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale Cancer Center scientists have developed a new class of proteins that inhibit HIV infection in cell cultures and may open the way to new strategies for treating and preventing infection ...
Medical research
Jul 24, 2012 |
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Health care for released prisoners prevents high emergency department use
Expediting primary health care for chronically ill inmates soon after release from prison results in fewer visits to hospital emergency departments, a Yale study has found. The study is published in the American Jo ...
Health
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Scientists pinpoint key ingredient in fighting pneumonia
(Medical Xpress) -- A mysterious protein produced by a wide spectrum of living things is crucial in regulating the immune response to the most common form of pneumonia, a new Yale School of Medicine study ...
Medical research
Jul 19, 2012 |
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With drug-loaded nanogel, researchers attack cancerous tumors
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale University scientists have developed a new mechanism for attacking cancerous tumors that intensifies the body’s immune response while simultaneously weakening the tumor’s ...
Cancer
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Choosing words wisely when talking to patients about their weight
(Medical Xpress) -- The language that health care providers use when discussing their patients’ body weight can reinforce stigma, reduce motivation for weight loss, and potentially lead to avoidance of ...
Overweight and Obesity
Jul 13, 2012 |
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How malaria evades the body's immune response
(Medical Xpress) -- The parasites that cause human malaria and make it particularly lethal have a unique ability to evade destruction by the body’s immune system, diminishing its ability to develop immunity ...
Immunology
Jul 12, 2012 |
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In real time, scientists watch stem cells at work regenerating tissue
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have for the first time watched and manipulated stem cells as they regenerate tissue in an uninjured mammal, Yale researchers report July 1 online in the journal Nature.
Medical research
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Clean cookstoves unaffordable to Bangladeshi women
Women in rural Bangladesh prefer inexpensive, traditional stoves for cooking over modern ones despite significant health risks, according to a Yale study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Health
Jun 29, 2012 |
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Even after Lyme disease is gone, its remains may perpetuate inflammation
(Medical Xpress) -- Non-infectious proteins of the species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease can remain in the body for a long time after antibiotic therapy, and are capable of causing an inflammatory immune ...
Inflammatory disorders
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Neurons that control overeating also drive appetite for cocaine
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have zeroed in on a set of neurons in the part of the brain that controls hunger, and found that these neurons are not only associated with overeating, but also linked to non-food associated ...
Neuroscience
Jun 24, 2012 |
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Smoking history not assessed in cancer trials, study finds
Cancer trials typically do not assess smoking history of participants even though studies have shown tobacco use has adverse effects on cancer treatments, researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Yale ...
Cancer
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Yale biologist peers into inner working of the cell
Daniel Colón-Ramos, assistant professor of cell biology, studies the C. elegans nematode, and uses the latest microscopy technology to watch neurons locate a target and form precise synaptic connections, resulting in ...
Medical research
Jun 07, 2012 |
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