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BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale study finds neurons that regulate over-exercising in anorexia

Yale scientists have found specific neurons in the brain can regulate the symptom of over-exercising in patients with anorexia nervosa. School of Medicine research affiliate […]

November 12, 2020

VERONICA LEE
Yale researchers discover psychiatric diagnosis increases COVID-19 mortality

In a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open on Sept. 30, Yale researchers analyzed patient data from the Yale New Haven Health System […]

November 12, 2020

ZHEMIN SHAO
On the same wavelength: Scientists collaborate to explore symmetry, waves

An interdisciplinary study on the properties of waves in symmetric metamaterials, or materials engineered to have properties that do not occur naturally, is set to […]

November 11, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY & BEATRIZ HORTA
Biden appoints YSM professor to co-chair his COVID-19 task force

Associate Dean for Health Equity Research Marcella Nunez-Smith will serve as one of three co-chairs on President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force.  Biden announced on […]

November 11, 2020

BEATRIZ HORTA
Yale scientists discover genes that could be COVID treatment targets

Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine have identified genes that could be future targets for COVID-19 treatments. In a partnership with the Broad Institute […]

November 10, 2020

MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
As flu season approaches, YNHHS braces for possible “twindemic”

In the wake of recent surges in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Yale New Haven Health System is preparing for a potential overlap between the ongoing coronavirus […]

November 8, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY
YSPH study examines the impact of intersectional experiences on Black LGBQ Americans

A study from the Yale School of Public Health published earlier this year laid the groundwork for several current research investigations by finding that the […]

November 6, 2020

KAITLIN FLORES & AMRE PROMAN
Smoking and quitting may be genetic, new research indicates

A new Yale study reveals genetic markers that may predict which people are more likely to start and stop smoking than others. The study was […]

November 5, 2020

VERONICA LEE
Yale researchers link reward center of brain to weight gain in children

In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Oct. 12, Yale researchers found a correlation between an elevated concentration […]

November 5, 2020

SYDNEY GRAY
Yale faculty sign open letter condemning ‘inhumane’ treatment of students during COVID-19 pandemic

Faculty at the Yale School of Public Health signed an open letter calling on university leaders across the country to dispose of “unnecessarily punitive disciplinary […]

November 4, 2020

MARIA FERNANDA PACHECO
New organ selection system at YNHH yields five-fold increase in heart transplants

For patients with end-stage heart failure, heart transplants are often the only procedure that can save them from a fatal outcome. But finding an organ […]

November 3, 2020