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Cardiovascular science as social network
In bringing cardiovascular researchers together under one roof, Yale center gathers momentum and funding, stimulates scientific collaboration
There is strength in numbers, and in unity, as members of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC) know. Less than a year after moving into new laboratory space expressly designed to foster collaboration and shared resources, the 16-person team, led by YCVRC...
Stopping malaria dead in its tracks
For parasites like those that cause malaria to thrive in the human body, they must produce proteins that drive their growth, reproduction, and nutrition. Existing malaria drugs work by blocking parts of this protein...
Cross-country walk seeks ‘altruistic’ organ donors
Donating part of his liver and a kidney to two different recipients he had never met was not enough for Harry Kiernan. The Vietnam veteran and firefighter is now taking his efforts to raise awareness about organ...
A legacy of achievement
For two centuries, Yale School of Medicine has been a center of important advances in science and medicine. The physicians and scientists of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center were drawn to the School of Medicine...
Advances
Human stem cells play by own rules
Three genes in a constant interplay with one another determine the fate of embryonic stem cells...
Read more...No turning back the biological clock
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), such as in vitro fertilization, are so established that...
Read more...Just seven minutes curbs alcohol abuse
If someone ends up in a hospital’s emergency department (ED) with signs of harmful drinking habits,...
Read more...Is cell phone use risky during pregnancy?
Chatting on a cell phone may become the next taboo for pregnant women. A recent study led by Hugh...
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