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Researchers engineer molecules to fight fungal infections

A team of Yale scientists led by postdoctoral associate Egor Chirkin and research scientist Viswanathan Muthusamy has created a new method to combat fungal diseases […]

October 3, 2017

ASHNA GUPTA

Study points to diabetes treatment

A new Yale study has found a pathway for the secreted protein apelin that could help create new Type 2 diabetes treatments. Hyung Chun, a […]

September 27, 2017

SAUMYA MALHOTRA

Americans found to vastly overestimate racial economic equality

Americans across demographic groups tend to severely underestimate the extent of wealth inequality between black and white Americans today, according to a recent set of […]

September 26, 2017

ZHENGDONG WANG

Study finds career-focused women prioritize family planning

While attitudes toward family planning vary among parents, a new Yale study indicates that another factor may play a role in shaping these views: career […]

September 26, 2017

CAROLYN SACCO

Yale study analyzes efficacy of hospice care

A recently published Yale study has revealed that hospice care for terminally ill patients may not provide adequate pain-management and family-counseling services before death because […]

September 26, 2017

MADDIE BENDER

Study seeks to evaluate a “fake news” intervention method

New research from Yale’s Department of Psychology assesses the impact of third-party fact checking warnings on a user’s ability to differentiate between real and fake […]

September 26, 2017

ELLEN KAN

New center to advance chemistry research

Thanks to a $1.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of Yale researchers will soon make headway on the next frontier […]

September 22, 2017

AMY XIONG

Scientists hopeful in face of Alexion move

Despite biotechnology company Alexion’s announcement on Tuesday that it will move its headquarters from New Haven to Boston, the local bioscience community remains optimistic about […]

September 21, 2017

MADDIE BENDER

Grimm appeals for more effective science communication

David Grimm GRD ’04, the online news editor of the prominent journal Science, gave a talk Wednesday afternoon about how scientists can communicate their research […]

September 21, 2017

MADDIE BENDER

Researchers attempt to revive extinct species

A team led by Yale researchers has begun a breeding program to recover an extinct species. Working with staff from Galápagos National Park and over […]

September 19, 2017

ANUSHA MANGLIK

Yale scientists develop novel genetic analysis model

After almost a decade of research, Yale scientists in partnership with scientists from Howard University have published a new genetic analysis tool that may soon […]

September 19, 2017

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