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The Updated COVID Vaccine Is Here: 10 Things to Know
The new shots designed to protect against XBB.1.5 should also protect against more recent virus strains, including EG.5 and BA.2.86.
Source: Yale Medicine
3 Oct 2023
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Promising Treatment on the Horizon for Cancer-related Fatigue
The research team found that a metabolism-targeting drug called dichloroacetate (DCA) helped alleviate CRF in mice, without interfering with cancer treatments.
3 Oct 2023
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New Yale Initiative Looks Beyond Life Span to Increase Years of Health
Aging is a major risk factor for most chronic conditions, evidence shows, yet much of current research focuses on addressing specific diseases. The new Translational Geroscience Initiative at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) seeks to change that approach by studying the effects of aging on various ailments.
2 Oct 2023
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Health Systems Should Integrate Mental Health Care Into Treatment of PAD
People with peripheral artery disease (PAD) have higher rates of mental health problems than the general population. Integrating mental health care into PAD treatment is essential to caring for people with PAD and may also improve their cardiovascular outcomes, argues an American Heart Association scientific statement, which Yale faculty co-authored.
2 Oct 2023
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First Cancer Moonshot Award Announced at Yale School of Medicine
Yale School of Medicine and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro announced the first Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) grant in the United States, which is an outgrowth of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot program.
29 Sep 2023
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Krystal Is Recipient of 2023 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health
John H. Krystal, MD, Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Professor of Translational Research and Professor of Psychiatry, of Neuroscience, and of Psychology, and chair of the Yale Department of Psychiatry, has been named recipient of the 2023 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
28 Sep 2023
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First Mobile Retail Pharmacy Revolutionizes Health Care for HIV and Opioid Use Disorder
A mobile pharmacy and clinic will serve people with OUD and other substance use disorders who are at risk or living with infectious diseases like HIV, in their communities.
28 Sep 2023
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Studying Mismatches Between Donor and Recipient in Kidney Transplantation
A recent study found new ways to identify mismatches between donors and recipients in kidney transplantation.
27 Sep 2023
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SEICHE Center for Health and Justice Targets Disease Education Through New Initiative with World Health Organization
Identifying innovative solutions to improve the health of people impacted by incarceration is part of the mission of Yale’s SEICHE Center for Health and Justice. On Monday, September 25, the Center announced its latest initiative to assist this historically underserved population, new programs to educate correctional health care workers on providing care for both non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure or diabetes, and infectious diseases like hepatitis C.
27 Sep 2023
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$20M Federal Grant Renewed for Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have renewed a $20 million grant for the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS). The Yale center is led by co-directors Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, PhD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry; and Stephanie O’Malley, PhD, Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of Psychiatry.
27 Sep 2023
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Can ‘Strategic Masking’ Protect Against COVID-19, Flu, and RSV?
You may not always need a mask, but wearing one in certain situations could be helpful.
Source: Yale Medicine
20 Sep 2023
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Colon Tumor Location Matters for Metastatic Disease, According to Study
Colon cancers that spread to the liver may be substantially different depending on the location where cancerous cells originate, according to new research.
19 Sep 2023
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Investigators Launch Study Aimed at Accelerating Understanding of Bipolar Disorder
A multidisciplinary team of researchers based at Yale will launch a series of studies aimed at accelerating understanding of bipolar disorder and generating new and more effective treatments. Hilary Blumberg, MD, John and Hope Furth Professor of Psychiatric Neuroscience and Professor of Psychiatry, and in the Child Study Center and of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, will lead the research team.
19 Sep 2023
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Placenta Holds Answers to Many Unexplained Pregnancy Losses, Study Finds
Yale researchers show that placental examination could help determine the cause of more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses.
Source: YaleNews
19 Sep 2023
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What to Know About Zurzuvae, the New Pill to Treat Postpartum Depression
A first-ever oral medication receives FDA approval.
Source: Yale Medicine
18 Sep 2023
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Researchers Map the 3D Structure of Touch Receptors and Reveal New Mechanism of Touch Detection
Scientists reveal the 3D architecture and mechanism of mechanosensory corpuscles, a group of cells that act as a touch detector.
13 Sep 2023
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Yale Open Data Access Project Reaches Milestone in Helping to Maximize the Use of Clinical Trial Data for Research
The Yale Open Data Access (YODA) Project, a pioneering initiative to promote open science and facilitate sharing of clinical trial research data, has reached the milestone of supporting more than 100 publications.
11 Sep 2023
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Yale Study Examines Experiences of Anti-Asian Racism Among Medical Students
A new Yale study documents the experiences of Asian American medical students, who report targeted racism and feelings of invisibility.
Source: YaleNews
11 Sep 2023
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AI More Accurately Identifies Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Who Respond to Immunotherapy
Researchers compared AI-powered digital scoring with traditional manual scoring of the PD-L1 immune biomarker to determine if a new immunotherapy treatment, atezolizumab, could benefit patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
8 Sep 2023
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New Immunotherapy Treatment Brings Hope to Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The study's findings suggest that NC318, both alone and in combination with pembrolizumab, improved response rates and clinical outcomes for some patients with NSCLC.
8 Sep 2023