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Single Cell Analysis Technologies Help Generate Unprecedented Maps of Disease
Yale researchers across disciplines are using single cell technologies to profile various kinds of cells that exist together in both healthy and diseased organs and create the most detailed blueprints of diseases to date, as well as to better understand how various cells develop over time and interact with one another.
20 May 2022
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Quantitative Assay Measures Low Levels of HER2 with Renewed Accuracy
Researchers at Yale Cancer Center have developed a new quantitative assay to measure the amount of HER2 protein in patients with breast cancer with increased accuracy. The improved data may provide new options for treatment for patients previously found ineligible for treatment based on traditional HER2 screening assays. The findings were published today in Laboratory Investigation.
20 May 2022
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Yale Scientists Develop Precision Medicine Approach to Metabolic Therapy for Breast Cancer
Scientists at Yale Cancer Center have found that patients with breast cancer and high levels of insulin in the blood may be responsive to metabolism-targeting treatments, which in turn may improve the effectiveness of subsequent chemotherapy treatments. The findings were published today in Communications Biology.
20 May 2022
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Baby Formula Shortage: 8 Tips for Parents
Yale Medicine physicians offer advice for navigating this crisis.
Source: Yale Medicine
19 May 2022
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Your Lungs: A User’s Guide
What you need to know to keep these vital organs healthy and functional.
Source: Yale Medicine
19 May 2022
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A Celebration of Student Research and Faculty Mentorship
Student Research Day honors YSM’s MD students for their research and—with the creation last year of this unique mentorship prize—pays tribute to the faculty mentors who support them.
19 May 2022
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Yale Researchers Compare BACTrack Skyn to Other Alcohol Monitoring Approaches
Yale School of Medicine researchers recently conducted a field study of the BACTrack Skyn, the most promising new wrist-worn alcohol biosensor, and provided it to 47 heavy-drinking young adults to wear under conditions of daily living.
18 May 2022
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HIV/AIDS Care at Yale
Yale doctors have been caring for patients with HIV and AIDS since the first U.S. cases of what was at the time an unknown and deadly illness were reported in 1981. Over the last four decades, medical advances have transformed HIV into a chronic disease, which, if treated, barely shortens life expectancy.
18 May 2022
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Yale Scientist Receives Connecticut Medal of Technology for Pioneering Work
Crews was awarded the medal for his pioneering research that launched the pharmaceutical field of targeted protein degradation.
Source: YaleNews
16 May 2022
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Preparing for a New Beginning
Cardiac arrythmias. Managing your personal finances during residency. What do we owe our patients? Graduate oath. These are a small sample of the topics discussed in the MD Class of 2022 Capstone course, which ran from March 14 through April 1, and is a graduation requirement. The variety of subjects in the experiential course reflects its holistic approach, intended as a mix of practical clinical information students should know before starting their residencies, life skills, philosophical discussions about the practice of medicine, and reconnecting students before graduation.
16 May 2022
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When Eyes Meet, Neurons Start to Fire
A new Yale study was able to chart this surprisingly widespread neuronal response in multiple brain areas when the eyes of two individuals meet and social gaze interaction happens.
Source: YaleNews
13 May 2022
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Reducing Disparities in Asthma Prevalence in Black and Latino People
A new study finds that an easy-to-use, patient-centered approach to managing asthma resulted in improved outcomes for Black and Latino adults.
13 May 2022
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Research Identifies Genes Responsible for Glioblastoma Cell Development
A recent research paper published in Nature Communications by a team led by Yale School of Medicine researchers finds a promising way to make brain cancer cells more susceptible to chemotherapy.
13 May 2022
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Rise of Hepatitis Cases in Children: What Parents Need to Know
Medical experts say there is no need for panic. Instead, they recommend that physicians and parents educate themselves on what to watch out for.
Source: Yale Medicine
12 May 2022
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Celebrating the Art, Poetry, and Prose of Yale Health Profession Students
A virtual celebration of poetry, prose, and art, which Yale MD, physician assistant (PA) online, physician associate, nursing, and public health students created, took place on May 5, at the annual Program for Humanities in Medicine (PHM) Health Professions Students' Creative Medical Writing & Art Contest.
12 May 2022
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New Spine Robot to Serve as Backbone for Orthopaedic Innovations in Personalized Medicine
As personalized medicine continues to garner more importance in the field of health care, orthopaedic surgeons use advances in imaging technology coupled with the latest robotics capabilities to improve the likelihood of achieving successful outcomes for patients undergoing spinal surgery. The Mazor X Stealth Edition™, a new surgical robot from Medtronic, is coming to the Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus, and the first surgeries using this technology will be performed in May of 2022.
11 May 2022
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Treatment Efficacy Score a Better Way to Predict Long-Term Survival in Breast Cancer Trials
In a study led by Dr. Lajos Pusztai, Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) at Yale Cancer Center, researchers across various institutions, and on behalf of the I-SPY consortium, developed a novel continuous residual cancer based metric to compare neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy between randomized trial arms in preoperative breast cancer trials.
11 May 2022
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COVID-19 Treatments: What We Know so Far
These medicines can protect people at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
Source: Yale Medicine
10 May 2022
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Long-term COVID-19: Tackling Tough Questions About the Body’s Immune Response and Brain Symptoms
As long COVID-19 emerged, here’s what researchers at Yale learned about the body’s immune response and mysterious symptoms affecting the brain.
10 May 2022
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Sleep’s Crucial Role in Preserving Memory
During sleep, our brains are busy consolidating memories and removing waste to keep our minds sharp. Recent findings from Yale on sleep hygiene and more.
10 May 2022