Peering through a microscope, Dr. Christine Ko sees questions. As a dermatologist, she often struggles to determine if a type of skin cancer commonly found … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
A medication for treating rheumatoid arthritis has restored skin color in a patient suffering from vitiligo, according to dermatologists at Yale School of Medicine. The … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Current drugs block the actions of only about a quarter of known disease-causing proteins, but Yale University researchers have developed a technology capable of not … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Yale researchers found a close association between acute hospitalizations and the development and progression of disability among older adults at the end of life. Their … Read more
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