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Asthma: from mouse to man and back again
Bench-to-bedside approach yields important insights into a common disorder
It all started with a mouse, says Jack A. Elias, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and an expert on lung diseases. A few years ago, Elias, the Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine, discovered that mice he had engineered to develop asthma had...
Yale Tomorrow
Congress helps donors make gifts to support Yale School of MedicineCongress has passed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, which makes it easier for owners of individual retirement accounts (IRAS) who have...
Technology tackles difficult digestive problems
Patients who chronically suffer from such common digestive problems as heartburn, bloating or trouble swallowing often try unsuccessfully to manage the symptoms on their own. When, in frustration, they seek the help of...
New curriculum focuses on diverse issues arising at life’s end
Yale professional schools and Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) religious ministries have joined forces with the School of Medicine to introduce a “blended learning” curriculum that addresses the physical, emotional,...
Wiring up hospitals to speedily treat stroke
When Jeanne Munnelly went for a swim at a high school in East Lyme, Conn., one August morning, she had no idea she was about to have a stroke—or that she would make medical history in Connecticut.At about 8:15, as she...
Advances
Cellular "antennae" guide developments
The threadlike cilia that propel microorganisms through liquid are also found on many human cells,...
Read more...Blood vessel gene affects brain region
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which promotes blood vessel growth, has been a favorite...
Read more...Getting a grip on the opposable thumb
The term “junk DNA” is itself headed for the scrapheap, as scientists discover thousands of...
Read more...A novel fix-it kit for faulty genes
Blood diseases like thalassemia and sickle cell anemia result from mutations in single genes, but...
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