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Novel E-Cigarette Products Marketed to Contain Nicotine Analogs Instead of Nicotine Show Discrepancies Between Label Information and Contents
In a study published in JAMA, Yale scientists found that tobacco companies have begun to market products thatcontain nicotine analogs that mimic highly addictive nicotine.
7 Aug 2024
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Yale Scientists Aim to Achieve Better Understanding of Molecular Effects of Alcohol Use Disorder on Brain
New research led by three Yale School of Medicine scientists aims to achieve better understanding of the molecular effects of alcohol use disorder (AUD) on certain regions of the brain.
19 Jul 2024
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Elucidating Host-microbe Interactions to Address Vector-borne Diseases
In a new study, Yale researchers identified the targets in the human body to which pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors bind. Their findings, they say, could help address the rising threat of vector-borne diseases, a leading cause of death worldwide.
8 Jul 2024
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Study Sheds Light on Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Opioid Use Disorder
A new study by VA Connecticut Healthcare System and Yale School of Medicine researchers assesses how the most up-to-date genetic and psychosocial predictors of opioid use disorder compare and combine when predicting the risk of becoming dependent on opioids.
6 Feb 2024
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Study Assesses Well-being of U.S. Veterans
A new study led by the National Center for PTSD and Yale researchers analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of more than 2,400 U.S. veterans to examine subjective ratings and key sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial correlates of well-being. Peter Jongho Na, MD, MPH, and Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, were lead and senior authors of the study, published in JAMA Network Open.
7 Dec 2023
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Two Y-Age Lab Members Among Clinical Research Forum Semifinalists
Two members of the Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age) are among three Yale School of Medicine faculty whose work is included on the Clinical Research Forum’s 2023 list of the Top 20 recent research achievements.
31 Jan 2023
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Yale Department of Internal Medicine Celebrates Top Female Scientists
Last month, Research.com published the Best Female Scientists in 2022. The results were based on a ranking system which measures the impact of a researcher’s publications by combining the number of papers they have published and how often they are cited by other papers. 623 U.S.-based researchers appeared in list with three women representing the Yale Department of Internal Medicine.
4 Dec 2022
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Long-term COVID-19: Tackling Tough Questions About the Body’s Immune Response and Brain Symptoms
As long COVID-19 emerged, here’s what researchers at Yale learned about the body’s immune response and mysterious symptoms affecting the brain.
10 May 2022
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Veterans With Post Concussion Symptoms at Higher Risk to Commit Intimate Partner Violence
Military veterans who suffer persistent symptoms following a concussion are at higher risk to commit intimate partner violence (IPV), according to a new Yale study.
4 Jan 2022
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Stress on the Front Lines: Comparing Resilience in Female and Male Health Care Providers
A study funded in part by Women's Health Research at Yale found that background stressors explain higher reports of psychological distress in female health care providers.
1 Jan 2022
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InvestiDate: A Video Game Empowering Black Teens to Prioritize Their Health
InvestiDate, a video game originating from a WHRY-funded pilot project, empowers Black teens to prioritize their health.
1 Jan 2022
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Nasal Vaccination May Protect Against Respiratory Viruses Better Than Injected Vaccines
Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, discusses her lab's finding that intranasal vaccinations, by triggering immune properties of mucosal membranes, may offer better protection against respiratory viruses than injected vaccines.
20 Dec 2021
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Nasal Vaccine May Aid Fight Against New Viral Variants
Akiko Iwasaki and her colleagues found that intranasal vaccination provided broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice, while so-called systemic immunization, which uses an injection to elicit body-wide protection, did not.
Source: YaleNews
9 Dec 2021
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Yale Study Shows Social Support Is Key To Suicide Prevention For Veterans
The veteran suicide rate is nearly double that of the general population, according to a new study by Yale Psychiatry researchers. The study was featured on NBC Connecticut.
Source: NBC Connecticut
17 Nov 2021
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Watch "The Future of Heart Health for Women" Webinar
Watch WHRY Director Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., and practicing cardiologists Dr. Erica Spatz and Dr. Samit Shah discuss the state of caring for women's heart health, their new research, and how to improve health outcomes for women.
12 Oct 2021
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Webinar: The Future of Heart Health for Women
Join Women's Health Research at Yale for a conversation on contemporary care and the latest research to improve cardiovascular disease outcomes for women.
13 Sep 2021
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Despite Concerns, Pandemic Did Not Increase Suicidal Thoughts in Veterans
Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018. New evidence, however, suggests that during the first eight months of the pandemic that did not happen. According to a study published Aug. 25 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, the number of veterans who reported contemplating suicide during the pandemic actually decreased relative to pre-pandemic levels. Similarly, no uptick was observed in suicide attempts.
Source: Yale News
25 Aug 2021
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Pandemic upends norms around peer-reviewed studies
The seemingly insatiable demand for medical information during the pandemic has accelerated the practice of making emerging science more quickly available to scientists, lawmakers and the public.
Source: The Hill
22 Aug 2021
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A Yale doctor is using a video game to fight the opioid crisis
As drug-related deaths have spiked across the United States in recent years, doctors seeking to curb that surge are getting an unlikely new tool: a video game. The game, titled “PlaySmart,” was developed by Dr. Lynn Fiellin and funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.
Source: The Washington Post
11 Aug 2021
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Yale Study Reveals Social Media Habits of Black Teen Girls and Guides Risk-reduction Video Game
To support the development of a multiplayer risk-reduction videogame for Black teen girls, researchers at Yale conducted a study that sheds light on the social media habits of these teens in evaluating and choosing potential romantic partners. The results were published in the July 24 issue of Social Media & Society.
26 Jul 2021