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Researchers unlock pathway responsible for allergies

A new Yale study has uncovered the regulatory pathway responsible for eliciting allergic responses.

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Placental inflammation can contribute to pre-term birth

New Yale research suggests that asymptomatic viral infections could lead to pre-term births by inducing inflammatory responses in mothers’ placentae, a finding that could eventually help prevent the 50 percent of pre-term births without any obvious risk factors.

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CS makes progress on hiring

More than a year after the Computer Science Department received two anonymous gifts for a total of $20 million, the department still has yet to hire the majority of faculty members promised by the donation.

School of Public Health receives grant

A team of researchers at the Yale School of Public Health received a $3.9 million grant on Feb. 16 from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop intervention strategies for young gay and bisexual men struggling with mental health issues.

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YNHH patient makes historic HIV-positive organ donation

Yale-New Haven Hospital played a major role last month in the country’s first organ transplant between two individuals with HIV.

Researchers uncover the Tully Monster

A new Yale study has shed light on the ancestors of the modern lamprey, a vertebrate belonging to the family of jawless fish with toothed, sucking mouths.

Disaster simulation proves cost-effective and versatile

According to a study by Yale researchers, a new tabletop simulation is a simple, cost-effective mode of learning that can boost the confidence and competency […]

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Study finds racial differences in smoking habits

According to a newly published Yale study, differences in smoking habits between whites and African-Americans may disadvantage the latter in terms of access to potentially lifesaving medical interventions.

Study may redefine understanding of psychopathy

A new Yale co-authored study, published last month in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, has challenged the dominant theory related to psychopathy and exposed a […]

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Yale professors shape New Haven biotech culture

The recent relocation of homegrown biopharma company Alexion to 100 College St. in New Haven, combined with the news that General Electric is moving its headquarters from Connecticut to Boston, highlights the paradigm shift from a reliance on larger Connecticut-based companies to a focus on smaller biopharma companies, according to molecular, cellular and developmental biology professor Craig Crews, who founded Proteolix and Arvinas, two biotech start-ups. In New Haven, health care innovation is driven by the interface between Yale professors and local biotech startups they found or guide through consultant and advising relationships.

PA program awaits online accreditation

Almost a year after the Yale School of Medicine’s online physician-associate program failed to receive accreditation from the profession’s governing body, the medical school is still waiting to hear back on the program’s second application.