MEDICAL RESEARCH AND YNHH
BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale researchers detect tumor-reactive immune cells in blood

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have isolated from blood samples specialized immune cells that attack tumors and could serve as a way to […]

March 19, 2021

VERONICA LEE
Yale researchers create an app to study happiness

In January, researchers led by associate professor of psychology Robb Rutledge launched The Happiness Project, an app that will help scientists study decision-making, happiness and […]

March 17, 2021

NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
Yale neuroscientists image the brains of individuals in disagreement

Yale researchers have implemented an imaging technique to peer into the neural systems of people engaging in conversation and study the neural patterns of individuals […]

March 15, 2021

KAITLIN FLORES
Saliva viral load can predict COVID-19 severity, Yale study finds

A recent study by Yale’s Iwasaki Lab has found that the viral load from saliva tests might be able to predict the severity of COVID-19 […]

March 12, 2021

Close up of test tubes sticking out of a box.
BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale lab develops revolutionary RNA vaccine for malaria

A Yale researcher has partnered with the pharmaceutical company Novartis to develop an RNA vaccine to protect against the malaria parasite. The vaccine has the […]

March 12, 2021

Up close of a mosquito silhouetted against a purple background
ANJALI MANGLA
Yale researchers weigh in on health equity and how to achieve it

During a pandemic that has revealed deep health inequities in the country, Yale faculty dedicated to researching healthcare policies and health equity spoke with the […]

March 7, 2021

KAITLIN FLORES
Yale study finds that when smelling, oral stimuli are weaker than nasal stimuli

Yale researchers have found that odors sensed through eating are weaker than those sensed through inhalation. The study, which was published in the journal NeuroImage, […]

March 7, 2021

A woman smelling a sandwich
LUCY SUN & BRANDON WU
Researchers identify predictors of psychological stress in health care workers

Since COVID-19 infections and deaths began to soar worldwide at the beginning of last year, one group has been at the forefront of the battle […]

March 4, 2021

SYDNEY GRAY
Yale scientists design wearable clip to detect SARS-CoV-2 air exposure

As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, people who are wondering whether they have been exposed to the virus may have an answer in a […]

March 4, 2021

An illustration of the Fresh Air clip
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Despite COVID-19, Yale’s pulmonary department published 232 research articles in 2020

Balancing intense patient care with demanding research projects has always been intrinsic to the life of critical care physician-scientists. But against the backdrop of a […]

March 3, 2021

A photo of the pulmonary department
MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
Yale team develops heart failure algorithm to inform clinical decision making

Up to 50 percent of heart failure patients who are discharged in the United States are readmitted within six months of leaving the hospital. To lower […]

March 2, 2021