Search Results < Yale School of Medicine

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Blockchain Not Just for Bitcoin: It Can Secure and Store Genomes, Too
Yale researchers have found a new use for blockchain: they’ve adapted the technology to give individuals control of their own genomes.
Source: YaleNews
29 Jun 2022
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Architecture of the Tail Drives Sperm Forward
This molecular architecture allows for the highly coordinated whip-like action of the sperm tail that propels it to its goal.
Source: YaleNews
29 Jun 2022
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Single-cell Analysis Reveals Clues About Promising Cancer Therapy
A type of cancer treatment known as CAR T therapy has shown great promise for blood cancer treatments in the last decade. But too often, patients relapse within a short time. Now, a team of researchers has uncovered some important clues about why—potentially leading to treatments to prevent these relapses.
Source: Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science
23 Jun 2022
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Understanding Poor Vaccine Responses in Individuals With Weakened Immune Systems
Yale researchers have received a $12 million award from the NIH as part of the Human Immune Project Consortium to study vaccine responses in vulnerable groups, including patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) undergoing B cell depletion therapy, older adults including particularly vulnerable older residents of long-term care facilities, and certain individuals with sickle cell disease.
16 Jun 2022
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YSM Class of ’77 Celebrates Opening of New Mothers’ Room
In 2019, back for a Yale event, several members of the medical school's Class of 1977 discovered that a room at the school designated for nursing mothers was in "hideous" condition. They decided to do something about it, and this month they saw the marvelous results.
9 Jun 2022
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Yale’s Winer Begins His ASCO Presidency
Eric P. Winer, MD, has begun a one-year term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His presidency marks the second year of a four-year leadership cycle that began in 2021 when he became president-elect.
7 Jun 2022
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Experimental Drug Reverses Synaptic Loss in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s
An experimental drug restored brain synapses in two mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, raising hopes that it could help revive cognitive function in human dementia patients.
Source: YaleNews
1 Jun 2022
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Study Empowers Long COVID Patients as They Struggle to Find Relief
Yale researchers Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, and Harlan Krumholz, MD, are striving to solve the mysteries of long COVID, and to provide a compassionate voice for those feeling isolated and ignored by the medical community.
31 May 2022
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The Molecular Machinery That Delivers Metabolites to Mitochondria
When we eat and then digest a meal, the nutrients and other useful components in the food are broken down—or metabolized—and ultimately make their way to cells throughout the body. Hongying Shen, PhD, and her lab have identified the molecular machinery through which many of the metabolites reach inside the mitochondria in cells.
11 May 2022
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Discovering a Mysterious Estrogen’s Important Role in Pregnancy
When a woman becomes pregnant, her levels of estriol, one of the three common estrogens that are nearly undetectable before conception, skyrocket. However, scientists never knew what this hormone does or why levels of it build as they do. Now, Yale researchers have discovered that estriol plays an extremely important role in shaping the future of offspring.
3 May 2022
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How Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVID
COVID-19 may be primarily a respiratory illness, but its reach extends far beyond the lungs, with an impact that includes the brain. The neurologic and psychiatric complications of COVID-19 are incredibly diverse and sometimes persist long after patients recover from their initial infections.
26 Apr 2022
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New Yale Center Will Focus on Infection and Immunity
The center will have an ambitious goal: to produce better diagnoses, treatments, and ultimately cures for an array of diseases. It will also work toward vaccine development, based on Iwasaki’s pioneering work showing that vaccines directed toward the mucosa might provide better protection than systemic vaccination.
21 Apr 2022
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Portable MRIs Almost as Effective as Standard MRIs in Detecting Strokes
“This is the first systematic evidence you can detect ischemic strokes using portable, bedside devices,” said Kevin Sheth, a professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Yale School of Medicine and co-corresponding author of the study.
Source: YaleNews
20 Apr 2022
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Colón-Ramos Awarded Germany’s Humboldt Prize
Daniel Colón-Ramos, the Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neuroscience and Cell Biology at Yale, has been awarded the Humboldt Prize for his lab’s work in describing fundamental aspects of the cell biology of synapses and behavior, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation announced April 13.
Source: YaleNews
14 Apr 2022
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Scientists Uncover Key Regulator of Body Weight
Yale scientists have discovered that a protein known as augmentor-alpha regulates body weight in mice, an insight that could lead to new treatments for metabolic disorders.
Source: YaleNews
11 Apr 2022
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Learning Which Genetic Changes Predict Greatest Risk of Cancer Death
“This is the first time that we have had a comprehensive understanding of the genetic differences between fatal and relatively harmless human cancers across several dozen cancer types,” says co-author Jason Sheltzer, PhD.
11 Apr 2022
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Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD, Appointed YSM Deputy Dean and CEO of Yale Medicine
McGovern will play an essential role in the development of clinical strategy for the School of Medicine at an important juncture in the relationship between YSM and Yale New Haven Health System. She will provide strategic counsel and otherwise work to realize YSM’s vision for its clinical enterprise.
5 Apr 2022
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How Bacteria Swim: Yale Researchers Discover New Mechanisms
How bacteria move around, survive, and cause infection in the body has long fascinated scientists, but understanding of the mechanisms involved is incomplete. Now, for the first time, with cryo-EM tomography, Yale researchers have visualized key elements of a ring structure that stabilizes the motor of the flagellum and enhances bacterial movement.
31 Mar 2022
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Treating Diabetes Without Drugs? Novel Non-pharmacologic Treatments on the Horizon
The goal of current studies is to provide a long-lasting treatment for people with type 2 diabetes to alleviate and potentially reverse the disease.
31 Mar 2022
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Yale Researchers Continue to Unravel the Mystery of Metformin
“Our research not only discovered a new mechanism of metformin, but also identified potential therapeutic molecular targets,” says principal investigator Yingqin Huang, MD, PhD.
28 Mar 2022