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A new study offers insights into the pathologies underlying Alzheimer’s disease and mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
- June 05, 2024
Amy Arnsten, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology; Kristen Brennand, PhD, Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry; Philip Corlett, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry; and David Glahn, PhD, professor adjunct of psychiatry, were invited to speak at the 2024 Schizophrenia and Related Disorders course at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island in June.
- June 04, 2024
Negative early life experiences, such as attending segregated schools, contribute significantly to cognitive decline and cognition disparities between older Black and white Americans, according to a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.
- June 03, 2024Source: The Washington Post
Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, Yale professor of medicine (geriatric medicine), offers ways to improve one’s balance and avoid falls.
- May 31, 2024
The program will advance innovative research, and help facilitate the sharing of ideas, data, and knowledge to drive biomedical progress, therapeutics, and cures focused on combatting Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
- May 24, 2024Source: WebMD
Has it become harder to get in and out of bed, sit down in a chair, or stand up from one? Take note of that, says Richard Marottoli, MD, MPH, a Yale Medicine geriatric medicine specialist and a professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. If that’s happening, Marottoli says, “then the question is, why is that? And what can we do about it? Is there some underlying physical problem that we can deal with?”
- May 07, 2024
As medical advancements allow patients to live longer, the ability to provide patient-centered care for aging adults is a critical skill for the physician workforce. Four Yale faculty members recently reported on a new training program regarding geriatric care for Yale medical students during their first week of medical education.
- May 03, 2024
The Kavli Institute for Neuroscience is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship: Drs. Hongyan Hao, Kevin Chen, and Dhananjay Bhaskar.
- April 24, 2024
Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center, of neuroscience and of pharmacology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- April 14, 2024Source: News 12 Connecticut
Marina Picciotto, PhD, Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center, of Neuroscience and of Pharmacology, spoke to News 12 Connecticut about her research into nicotine addiction. Picciotto is affiliated with the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS).