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Hope sustains center’s research on paralysis
Veterans join scientists to fight spinal cord injuries and neurological diseases
When Stephen G. Waxman, M.D., Ph.D., moved from Stanford’s School of Medicine to Yale in 1986, he didn’t pack light: he brought with him several scientists, including Jeffery D. Kocsis, Ph.D., and Joel A. Black, Ph.D., and a million dollars’ worth of equipment.On...
Enlisting virtual victims to test triage systems
Dominique Larrey, the chief surgeon of Napoleon’s armies and a pioneer of military medicine, knew something of mass casualties. In the early 19th century, while accompanying Napoleon on his various campaigns, Larrey...
Flu shots meet the ballot box in Yale public health expert’s effort
Some voters completing one essential fall ritual by casting their ballots last Election Day could simultaneously take part in another—getting vaccinated against the flu.Douglas Shenson, M.D., M.P.H., associate clinical...
A Yale oncologist faces down pancreatic cancer
The fourth-highest cause of cancer deaths in the United States, pancreatic cancer is one of the most dreaded diagnoses. With a five-year survival rate of only 5 percent, it is estimated that pancreatic cancer claimed...
Student-run auction benefits charities in New Haven region
The 16th Annual Hunger & Homelessness Auction, a student-run event that combines entertainment with charitable giving, was held last November, raising $32,000 for several organizations in the New Haven area.“This is...
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A marvel of evolution, the electric eel packs a 600-volt punch to ward off attackers and stun its...
Read more...The antigen-specific T-cells of the immune system are so called because they respond to particular...
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Read more...Though lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, scientists have identified few...
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