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“We know that some people experience prolonged and debilitating symptoms after vaccination, and this warrants further clinical, epidemiological and mechanistic studies to better understand what causes these illnesses,” said Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale who studies post-vaccine syndrome and its similarity to long Covid.
- March 13, 2026Source: Yale News
A Yale team has identified a type of RNA that boosts the replication of HIV, an unexpected discovery that changes how scientists understand the virus and how it may one day be stopped.
- March 08, 2026Source: Real Simple (with Dr. Ellen Foxman)
A new study explains why certain people experience worse colds than others, along with a few ways to manage symptoms. To conduct the study, researchers created a laboratory model of the lining of the human nasal passages, says Ellen F. Foxman, MD, PhD, associate professor of laboratory medicine and immunobiology at Yale School of Medicine and senior author of the article. Using this model, they examined how this community of cells in the nose responds to rhinovirus infection.
- March 06, 2026Source: TIME (with Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, and Ellen Foxman, MD, PhD)
Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunology at Yale School of Medicine who was not involved in the study but calls it “very interesting.” “In humans, there are different structures in the nose and the throat and the deeper lung,” she says. “Whether or not this type of vaccination can induce similar structures in humans is something that needs to be tested.”
- March 04, 2026Source: Yale News
With the recent launch of HealthTech Works, Yale Ventures now has five accelerator funds focused on translating academic excellence into real-world impact.
- March 02, 2026
The gift will support groundbreaking studies, the development of new therapies, and comprehensive clinical care initiatives focused on TKT deficiency.
- January 20, 2026Source: Yale News
It’s not the rhinovirus itself but the body’s early immune response that determines whether the common cold stays mild or flares into something more dangerous, a new study finds.
- January 14, 2026
Nikhil Joshi, PhD, explains the role of T cells, the soldiers of the immune system and how studying them could advance cancer treatments.
- January 07, 2026
The gift is a commitment to advancing medical research in multiple sclerosis, and it's rooted in gratitude to David Hafler, MD.
- December 22, 2025Source: WTNH-TV Online
In today’s Health Headlines, tips to prevent catching the flu during holiday gatherings, how a newly developing type of nasal booster can improve flu immunity, and what to know about the link between a common virus and diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, and long COVID.