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Type 1 diabetes: is prevention finally in sight?
New antibody therapies lessen need for insulin, may one day eliminate it
The discovery of insulin by Canadian Nobel laureate Sir Frederick G. Banting, M.D., and his student Charles H. Best, M.D., in the early 1920s transformed childhood diabetes from a death sentence to a serious chronic disease, but the therapy they pioneered—multiple...
Yale lab hones virus that selectively kills brain tumor cells
When Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May, Americans were reminded of the gloomy prognosis faced by many brain tumor patients. According to the National Cancer...
On-the-spot blood tests make surgery quicker
Ever take a medical vacation? Stay in a hotel, take in the sights and fit in some surgery? That’s a reality for some of the hundreds of patients each year who come to Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) for parathyroid...
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When harmful bacteria enter the body, white blood cells known as macrophages engulf them and...
Read more...Testing neurons’ crossover potential
As an embryo develops, wire-like axons sprout from cells, elongating to form networks of neurons in...
Read more...When taught how to prevent falls, clinicians and their older patients can significantly reduce the...
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