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CT biotech pursues new approach to cancer therapy

Intensity Therapeutics, a Connecticut-based biotech company, is taking a different path to cancer treatment, and early data on the treatment’s success rates has already begun generating excitement.

November 10, 2015

MAYA CHANDRA

Vitamin D gives brain protection to MS patients

A new Yale co-authored study links higher vitamin D levels to possible neuroprotection for individuals suffering from multiple sclerosis. The study, published last Saturday in […]

November 10, 2015

RACHEL TREISMAN

Avoidance behavior reduces disease transmission

Reducing time spent in public places can mitigate the transmission of infectious diseases, according to a recently published Yale co-authored study. The study, which examined […]

November 10, 2015

GRACE CASTILLO

Study unlocks path to understanding endometriosis

Scientists are one step closer to understanding endometriosis, a common women’s health problem, thanks to new research from the Yale School of Medicine. Endometriosis, a […]

November 10, 2015

CLAIRE VICTORIA ONG

Professor finds likely key to cure for pulmonary hypertension

According to a recent Yale co-authored study that was conducted at the Yale School of Medicine, research on smooth muscle cell progenitors could be the […]

November 10, 2015

MIRANDA ESCOBAR

YHack attracts 1,400 hackers

From 6 p.m. on Friday through 8 a.m. on Sunday, the main gymnasium of Payne Whitney was teeming with a new crowd of athletes: hackers.

November 9, 2015

ELLEN KAN

Four professors elected to NAM

On Oct. 19, four professors of the Yale School of Medicine — Ronald Duman, Murat Günel, David McCormick and Laura Niklason — joined the ranks of the National Academy of Medicine.

November 3, 2015

SARAH STEIN

Smaller right hippocampus associated with depression

Clinical depression may be linked to decreased right hippocampal volume, according to a recently published study co-authored by Yale researchers.

November 3, 2015

SARAH GAVIS-HUGHSON

New smartphone attachment detects sickle cell disease

A recent Yale co-authored paper presented a new platform for the detection of sickle cell disease — a 3D printed smartphone attachment that will allow for quick data collection both in the U.S. and in developing countries.

November 3, 2015

MAYA CHANDRA

Researchers discover new tortoise species

A Yale-led team of researchers has identified a new species of giant tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. According to the team’s […]

November 3, 2015

CHLOE KIMBALL

Nicotine reduces aggressive episodes

For many people, the word nicotine conjures an image of a toxic and addictive drug — the key component of tobacco. The Yale School of […]

November 3, 2015

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