Emerging Technologies
These are the ingredients for a happy community
Diversity, health centers, and commuter trains are among the community attributes linked to well-being and quality of life, according to new research.
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Health and Healthcare Systems
Improved well-being increases life expectancy. And there's a bigger boost if you're a man
Life expectancy is strongly linked to a relatively new metric that assesses physical, emotional, and social health, according to a Yale-led study. Referred to as population well-being, th...
Emerging Technologies
Combination therapy: what is it and why is it important?
A novel combination therapy cures an emerging infectious disease, babesiosis, which is transmitted by the same ticks that transmit the agents of Lyme disease, said Yale researchers. This ...
The bioengineered blood vessel that could help dialysis patients
A Yale scientist collaborated with researchers at Duke University and surgeons in Poland and the United States to create bioengineered blood vessels for kidney-disease patients on dialysi...
How do antibodies access neurons to fight infection?
Yale scientists have solved a puzzle of the immune system: how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections. Their finding may have implications for the prevention and ...
What are the genetics behind COPD and cystic fibrosis?
Research on chronic lung diseases has primarily focused on studying conditions, such as emphysema or lung fibrosis, in isolation. In a new study, Yale scientists identified a common genet...
Social Innovation
Could this new vaccine curb cervical cancers and health costs?
A Yale-led study finds that a new vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV) would significantly reduce both cervical cancer incidence and healthcare costs if states coordinated policies to i...
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
What is behind the gender gap in heart attack survival?
A global study of gender disparities among patients with the most deadly form of heart attack found that women have double the mortality rate of men. The Yale-led investigation highlights...
Has this discovery opened a new avenue for brain research?
The purpose of certain proteins in the brain, known as ion channels, is to regulate how nerve cells fire, or send information. But a Yale-led research team has uncovered a previously unkn...
Fourth Industrial Revolution
Scientists identify a potential new treatment for melanoma
Yale Cancer Center researchers have identified a gene in melanoma that can dramatically affect the growth of the disease. The findings, published in the journal Cell Reports, provide new ...
How big data can predict hospital deaths
More than half of hospital deaths in the United States are related to severe infections, or sepsis. Yale researchers developed a prediction model, drawing on “big data” about local patien...
This breakthrough could lead to new treatments for vascular diseases
The aorta, the body’s largest artery, is like a hose through which our blood flows. When the hose is squeezed, the pump (i.e., the heart) is forced to work harder. In a new study, Yale re...
How does cancer evolve?
A novel Yale study answers age-old questions about how cancers spread by applying tools from evolutionary biology. The new insights will help scientists better understand the genetic orig...
What are the risks of using ultrasound to diagnose deep vein thrombosis?
Ultrasound is the most common technique for detecting a widespread cardiovascular condition: blood clots in the leg, otherwise known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But there’s a little kn...
Could this help diagnose and treat heart failure?
A failing heart is said to be like an “engine out of fuel.” To better understand the problem of energy production in heart-failure patients, researchers at Yale University and Duke Univer...