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Over the course of her Pilot Project funded by Women’s Health Research at Yale, Carolyn Fredericks, MD, assistant professor of neurology, forged interdisciplinary partnerships to propel her research forward.

After more than 24 years of leading The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, President and CEO Will Ginsberg announced his retirement effective November 1, 2024. To mark this milestone, we recently spoke with Ginsberg about The Foundation’s growth and impact as well as its relationship with Women’s Health Research at Yale.

One of Women’s Health Research at Yale’s major initiatives is to mentor the next generation of health care professionals and researchers about the value of studying the influence of sex on health and disease as well as ensuring that findings are translated into clinical care.

The JAMA Internal Medicine issue published on November 1 leads with Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD’s, latest Viewpoint, “The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research.” This perspective piece provides an understanding of the historical background for the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research and its goal, which is to fundamentally change how we approach and fund women’s health research.

Pregnancy symptoms can trick you into thinking cannabis might help – but it could hurt. Ariadna Forray, MD, associate professor of psychiatry, and other physicians discuss what to know about staying cannabis-free for nine months and beyond in a WebMD interview.

Wearable sensors such as smartwatches that collect physical and physiological data may be powerful tools in the effort to better understand brain and behavioral illnesses and their genetic drivers, according to a new Yale study published in Cell. Co-authors include, from left, Walter Roberts, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry; Terril Verplaetse, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry; and Matthew Girgenti, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry.

The Yale Department of Psychiatry announces the passing of Cheri Bragg, BA, MSW, program manager (M&P) for the department's Program for Recovery and Community Health (PRCH).

Could an eye test assess risk of psychosis? A study published in Communications Psychology that links paranoia and teleological thinking to visual perception suggests it might. Santiago Castiello, DPhil, postdoctoral researcher, and Philip Corlett, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry, are first and senior authors, respectively.

On Friday, September 20th, the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at Yale celebrated 20 years of research and innovation since its inception in 2004. Over 200 Yale faculty members, postdocs, staff, and students gathered at The Anlyan Center (TAC) for a day-long symposium to share their research and insights.