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Symposium is ‘once-in-a-lifetime event’
A roster of top biomedical scientists visits Yale for two days of talks and intellectual exchange, along with a generous helping of good cheer
It was the hottest ticket in town—and you didn’t even need a ticket.This spring, 15 of the top minds in science converged on New Haven for the School of Medicine’s Bicentennial Symposium, “Biomedicine in the New Century.”Held on April 28 and 29 and open to the public,...
A new alternative for asthma patients
Asthma can be difficult to treat, so physicians at the Yale Center for Asthma and Airway Disease (YCAAD) are always searching for novel therapeutic approaches to treat severe cases for which drug treatment has proved...
A famously funny man backs Yale work on a deadly serious disease
For author, blogger, raconteur, and talk-show host Dick Cavett, when the topic is depression, it’s personal. Cavett had his first bout with the illness a year after graduating from Yale College in 1958, and debilitating...
Charitable gift annuities: a good choice for today's economy
Frustrated by low returns on your investments? Worried about volatility in the stock market? A charitable gift annuity is a good investment option in today’s economy. Yale can help you maximize your investment returns...
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Food on the brain: craving vs. self-control
Obese individuals and substance abusers exhibit similar patterns of brain activation: overactive...
Read more...What helps patients to survive a heart attack?
Rates of mortality after heart attack vary as much as twofold between the highest- and...
Read more...Turner syndrome seen sooner with new test
Turner syndrome (TS) is a relatively common genetic condition in females in which some or all of...
Read more...Small brains reveal a gene’s outsize role
Microcephaly is a developmental disorder characterized by significantly reduced brain size and a...
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