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Screening program hopes to aid veteran homelessness

For the past year, a screening program at the West Haven campus of the Veterans’ Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System has been connecting homeless veterans with housing and clinical services to assist with cognitive and functional impairments. The program, the first of its kind, has so far been an overall success for connecting veterans to resources, according to Theddeus Iheanacho, professor of psychiatry. The program has helped an average of eight veterans per month.

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Study illuminates need for research on transgender issues

A new Yale study indicates that hormone therapy leads to significant improvements in mental health for many transgender individuals.

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Researchers identify new path to mitigate effects of aortic stenosis

New research from Yale points to more effective treatments for supravalvular aortic stenosis, a disease in which dangerous narrowing of the aortic valve opening to the aortic artery increases patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Link found between gene and melanoma growth

Yale researchers have identified a link between a gene associated with melanoma and the disease’s growth that may signal an avenue for new treatments.

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Care plans wanted by cancer survivors

A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health and the Yale Cancer Center published a study which sheds light on the needs of cancer survivors nearly a decade out from their initial diagnosis.

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Researchers debunk decades-old mammoth myth

The year is 1951. Skirts are full, Nat King Cole tops the charts and Holden Caulfield is still six months away from captivating disenchanted teenagers […]

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Small ponds, big impact

Research from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies suggests that small ponds have a significant and often under-reported effect on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Flooding disrupts watershed ecosystem

A new Yale study has shown that flooding caused by storms impacts the natural processing of organic matter within a watershed — the area of land that includes a particular river or lake and all the rivers, streams and other bodies of water that flow into it.

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Opioid research gains traction

With drug-related deaths on the rise, researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have made important strides in treatment for opioid users — and been recognized for their achievements.

Researchers analyze origins of cancer metastasis

A Yale study published on Feb. 8 on the evolutionary pathway of cancer tumors may pave the way to personalized drug therapy and earlier detection of metastasis, the spread of cancer from one organ or body part to another.

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Yale Scientific spearheads first biotech fair

The Yale Scientific Magazine and the Office of Career Strategy co-hosted Yale’s first biotechnology recruitment fair on Friday, featuring five biotechnology firms and six Yale laboratories looking for interested Yale applicants for either postgraduate work or summer internships.

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