Mitochondria, as the primary sites of consumption and production of metabolites and energy, are central to regulation of insulin secretion, glucose production, nerve transmission, muscular contraction ...

Genetic screening for common, treatable hereditary conditions is expanding into primary care, and Yale University is at the ...

Key points Trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking) can run in families and aren’t just “bad habits.” A Yale study with 100+ families found that people ...

“The white coat is not a symbol of status, of privilege, or accomplishment,” said Wolfram Goessling, MD, PhD, Ensign Professor of Internal Medicine and chair internal medicine at Yale School of ...

Key points 92% of websites prescribed GLP medications, and 69% mailed them, with little to no clinician oversight. Compounded GLPs are not regulated by the FDA, and are being mass-produced and ...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian E. Krop, MD, PhD, as Section Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology and Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs ...

A team of Yale researchers believes the key to stopping melanoma from spreading to the brain lies in the brain's own immune system, not within the tumor.

People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a “deep sleep.” An anesthesiologist enters the operating room, and part of their mission is to ensure that the patient is ...

For decades, the relationship between fat and cancer has been treated as a question of quantity: eat less fat, reduce your risk of developing cancer. New Yale research, published April 29 in Cancer ...

How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child ...

Circadian rhythm, our internal biological 24-hour cycle, regulates many of the body’s critical functions. When this internal clock is in tune with the outside world, our body knows when to sleep and ...

Key points In 1942, Yale physicians administered the world’s first intravenous chemotherapy to a patient with advanced lymphoma. The drug, nitrogen mustard, emerged from classified wartime research ...