MEDICAL RESEARCH AND YNHH
VALENTINA SIMON
Yale researchers discover that novel antiviral effectively targets numerous COVID variants

A Yale study found that an RNA-based antiviral recruits the innate immune system in the body’s fight against COVID-19, indiscriminately fighting many variants of the virus and bringing new hope to immunocompromised patients.

November 15, 2021

MAI CHEN
Yale researchers link higher levels of low density cholesterol with decreased risk of hemorrhage

A recent Yale study links elevated lipid levels with decreased risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, a type of stroke caused by brain aneurysms.

November 12, 2021

BRIAN ZHANG
Yale Program in Addiction Medicine and The Hartford pilot effort to train medical workers to combat addiction stigma

In light of an ongoing opioid crisis, which is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hartford announced a collaboration with the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine to train medical workers on better combating addiction, pain management and stigma.

November 10, 2021

JON ANDRE SABIO PARRILLA
Yale researchers develop a “new paradigm to target cancer”

Yale researchers develop a novel platform to fight drug-resistant, genetically amplified cancers such as breast and ovarian cancers.

November 10, 2021

DANTE MOTLEY
Yale New Haven Health System faces nurse shortage

As the Yale New Haven Health System emerges from the brunt of its battle with coronavirus, it faces another challenge — an ongoing shortage of nurses.

November 9, 2021

GARREK CHAN
Yale researchers find social support key to veterans’ mental health

A recent Yale study found that in order to reduce veterans’ suicide risks, social support is one of the most impactful factors.

November 7, 2021

MAI CHEN
FDA and the School of Medicine collaborate to promote diversity in clinical trials

The FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity awarded the Yale School of Medicine a $3 million contract to promote diversity in clinical trials.

November 5, 2021

YUSUF RASHEED
Yale School of Nursing develops novel infection prevention tool for long-term healthcare facilities

YSN worked with the New York Academy of Medicine, Saraya Co. Ltd., and Best Sanitizers, Inc. to develop a novel infection prevention resource for long-term care facilities.

November 3, 2021

ALEX YE
Yale professor proposes new method to detect dark matter

Yale professor David Moore, along with three other colleagues at other institutions, proposes the use of trapped electrons to detect dark matter.

November 2, 2021

VALENTINA SIMON
Yale-led study called MicroBooNE finds lack of evidence of sterile neutrinos

A novel neutrino study called the MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab, spearheaded by Yale professor of physics Bonnie Fleming, found a lack of evidence for sterile […]

November 2, 2021

MANAS SHARMA
YNHH neuro-ICU successfully administers alternative transfusion replacement therapy

Yale-New Haven Hospital’s neuro-ICU department and the School of Medicine made groundbreaking progress with the successful administration of blood transfusion replacement therapy.

November 1, 2021