Features
Features
A vision for vision
With new emphasis on retinal disease, research and the community, Yale’s ophthalmology department finds its focus.
Two years into his tenure as chair, Bruce Shields is building a new program around disorders of the retina and tackling the financial challenges presented by managed care. Against this backdrop: spectacular work in basic visual science, a new laser center and other advances in treatment.
A path for prevention
With better treatments for HIV infection and increasing hope for a cure, are we becoming complacent about the spread of AIDS? Not if the architects of Yale's new interdisciplinary research center have a say in the matter.
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Found in translation
Studying the genetics of fruit flies, nematodes and other model organisms may greatly speed the search for cures for human disease.
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Interview: Dennis Spencer
Since the first scalpel was applied to the brain in the late 19th century, neurosurgery has evolved in ways that are truly remarkable. The chair of Yale’s newly established department talks about Harvey Cushing’s legacy, the lessons of epilepsy and the view from a Harley.
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