Neuroscience News at Yale

Yale researchers study a mass extinction from the distant past, uncover hidden brain networks, and share expertise at an international meeting on enhanced weathering.

Researchers discovered a protective mechanism used by the brain to mitigate calcium dysfunction, a risk factor for neurodegeneration.

It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and professor in the Child Study Center and of neuroscience, spoke to NPR about a recent study.

In a new study, Yale researchers identified a pathway that allows cells to “disassemble” their cilia before division — and found a possible connection to a neurological disorder.

Yale School of Medicine and Korea University will co-host the 2025 Yale-KU Forum, showcasing research on clinical and basic neuroscience.

A doctor at the Yale School of Medicine became a recipient of the UK’s Sharpie Shafer Prize for his discoveries in non-addictive pain medicine.

In 2021, ruxolitinib cream became the first Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in dermatology, marking the introduction of a new class of targeted, non-steroidal immunomodulators for inflammatory skin disease.

Martina Brueckner, MD, Lieping Chen, MD, PhD, and Tamas Horvath, DVM, PhD, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

The second annual Y-Age Symposium hosted by the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age) filled The Anlyan Center at Yale School of Medicine on October 13 as scientists and researchers from Yale and beyond discussed the growing fields of human longevity, geroscience, and the biology of aging.