http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Yale University Dawn triggers basic biological changes in the waking human body. As the sun rises, so does heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature. The liver, the kidneys and many natural processes also begin shifting from idle into high gear. Then as daylight wanes and darkness descends, these processes likewise begin to subside, returning to their lowest levels again as we sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-rhythm.html Medical research Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:11:05 EST news290754654 A Yale project involving the independent review of a bone growth product's safety has yielded results, which are published in the June 18 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The findings are part of the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project's novel partnership with Medtronic, Inc., to study and release all of the company's clinical trial research data on recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-safety-bone-growth-product-ushers.html Other Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:57 EST news290710309 (Medical Xpress)—Yale researchers eradicated most melanoma tumors by exposing them to a fast-acting virus, they report in the June 15 edition of the Journal of Virology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-fast-acting-virus-melanoma-mice.html Cancer Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:46:28 EST news290673978 (Medical Xpress)—Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer. While unlikely to metastasize and therefore associated with low mortality, it can be disfiguring and costly to treat. Typically, it has been seen on the heads of elderly outdoor enthusiasts: think dockworkers, golfers or Sun Belt retirees with blotchy, scabbed facial skin. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-reveals-indoor-tanning-skin-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:58:09 EST news290411873 A new study of the genetic origins of dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Many students now are not diagnosed until high school, at which point treatments are less effective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-unravel-genetics-dyslexia-language-impairment.html Genetics Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:40 EST news290347468 A Yale-led team of researchers has identified the protein that controls inflammation and the urge to itch in people who suffer from contact dermatitis due to exposure to poison ivy and other allergens. The study appears in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-surface-skin-allergies.html Inflammatory disorders Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:40:01 EST news289718918 (Medical Xpress)—A new study from Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health reveals the challenges in identifying high-risk people in urban settings, especially foreign-born individuals, who may have latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). The study appears in the Journal of Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-urban-latent-tuberculosis-infection.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:30:03 EST news289636740 (Medical Xpress)—An investigational drug that targets the immune system's ability to fight cancer is showing promising results in Yale Cancer Center (YCC) patients with a variety of advanced or metastatic forms of the disease. Updated data from this Phase 1 clinical trial are being formally presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Yale Cancer Center is one of the lead trial sites. The abstract was made public by ASCO in advance of the meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-drug-cancer-cells-immune.html Cancer Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:44:23 EST news289554256 A new Yale study looks at the scope and consequences of a burgeoning health problem in the cities of the U.S. Northeast: concurrent infection with both HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). The study appears online in the May 14 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS One). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-twin-epidemics-hiv-hepatitis-urban.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:03 EST news287997234 (Medical Xpress)—People provided with a real-time readout of activity in specific regions of their brains can learn to control that activity and lessen their anxiety, according to new findings published online in the journal Translational Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-real-time-brain-feedback-people-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 09 May 2013 05:57:12 EST news287297779 Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing arteries that are blocked. Their study appears in the April 29 issue of Developmental Cell. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-arteries-bypassing-blocked.html Medical research Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST news286452715 Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have figured out how to measure an infant's risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his/her placenta at birth, allowing for earlier diagnosis and treatment for the developmental disorder. The findings are reported in the April 25 online issue of Biological Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-autism-birth-abnormal-placentas.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:10:01 EST news286045239 Yale Cancer Center experts in collaboration with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) are calling on physicians to routinely recommend that patients stop smoking after a diagnosis of cancer. Their call to action took place in a policy statement released at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, in Washington, D.C. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-physicians-urge-newly-cancer-patients.html Cancer Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:40:07 EST news284809200 (Medical Xpress)—The sense of smell remains a mystery in many respects. Fragrance companies, for instance, know it is crucial that chemical compounds in perfumes reach nostrils at different rates to create the desired sensory experience, but it is has been unclear why. Yale researchers decided to interrogate the common fruit fly for answers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-flies-reveal-melody.html Neuroscience Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:07:45 EST news284807238 Loop diuretics, more commonly known as water pills, are the most widely prescribed heart failure medications, but few studies had extensively compared their effectiveness until Yale School of Medicine researchers examined three approved loop diuretics and found that even though one of them might offer more benefit, it is rarely prescribed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pills-equally-effective-heart-failure.html Cardiology Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:30:01 EST news284036535