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Finding new ways to calm storms in the brain
For more than four decades, the Yale Epilepsy Program has led the way in research
When Dennis D. Spencer, M.D., a tall, soft-spoken man with an Iowa drawl and a mostly gray beard, speaks about his many colleagues in the Yale Epilepsy Program (YEP), he lists name after name, but always comes back to the word “team.” Much like the interdependent cells...
Newest research building is recognized for environmental features
The research building at 10 Amistad Street in New Haven has been awarded the LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.Completed in 2007, the building...
Not just weight loss: the new stomach surgery
Bariatric surgery, long a popular operation for patients who want to lose weight, has gained some weight of its own in recent years. Once called “stomach stapling” and viewed simply as a technique to help the obese shed...
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Versatile molecule protects against IBD
Immune system signaling molecules known as cytokines are believed to play a major inflammatory role...
Read more...Can we really ‘catch’ healthy behaviors?
Research suggesting that certain behaviors affecting health are “contagious”—that people who quit...
Read more...Aspirin for the heart, now for the liver?
The popular pain and fever reliever acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol but sold under many other...
Read more...A needless barrier to good patient care
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, more than 22 million Americans have limited proficiency in...
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