Jul 5, 2015 | Brain & Behavior
Lysosomes, the “garbage disposal” systems of cells, are found in great abundance near the amyloid plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have long assumed that their presence was helpful — that they were degrading the toxic...
Jun 30, 2015 | Brain & Behavior
The recent foreclosure crisis, which skyrocketed from 650,000 homes in 2007 to 2.9 million just three years later, was an economic disaster, but it also triggered a mental health crisis for many as they struggled to stay financially afloat. A new study led by a Yale...
Jun 25, 2015 | Earth, Energy & Environment, Health
Easy access to electricity and artificial light triggers a measurable reduction in human sleep, according to a new study of hunter-gatherer communities in Argentina. Researchers studied two groups of Toba/Qom hunter-gatherers indigenous to the Chaco region of...
Jun 19, 2015 | Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
The world’s finest fathers just might be covered with fur and live in the trees of Argentina. They’re owl monkeys, and a growing body of research indicates that males of the species do much of the nurturing, childrearing, and protecting of offspring. They should be at...
Jun 19, 2015 | Physics & Mathematics, Space
When galaxies collide, bright things happen in the universe. Using the Hubble Space Telescope’s infrared vision, astronomers have unveiled some of the previously hidden origins of quasars, the brightest objects in the universe. A new study finds that quasars are born...
May 29, 2015 | Brain & Behavior
In adolescents with bipolar disorder, key areas of the brain that help regulate emotions develop differently, a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows. In brain areas that regulate emotions, adolescents with bipolar disorder lose...
May 20, 2015 | Life & Non-humans
The ancestral snakes in the grass actually lived in the forest, according to the most detailed look yet at the iconic reptiles. A comprehensive analysis by Yale University paleontologists reveals new insights into the origin and early history of snakes. For one thing,...
