MEDICAL RESEARCH AND YNHH
HIREN PAREKH
Yale researchers highlight prevalence of anxiety in U.S. military veterans 

The researchers found that veterans have higher rates of generalized anxiety disorder and offered potential solutions in a study published this month.

February 19, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Davenport Street daycare center closes, YNHH begins transition of operations to Bright Horizons management

One of two current YNHH Daycare Center locations is permanently closing as Bright Horizons takes over the daycare center, leaving parents scrambling to secure their current daycare spot with newly reduced capacity.

February 18, 2024

SAHIL MANE
Yale scientists refine model to predict risk for opioid dependence

Amid healthcare providers’ anxieties about prescribing opioids, a team of Yale researchers is trying to predict patients’ risk for opioid dependence based on genetic and environmental factors.

February 16, 2024

ABEL GELETA
Yalies at the School of Medicine discuss efforts to support first-generation students 

Two medical students told the News about various forms of support they said that the medical school offers to students in overcoming challenges.

February 15, 2024

NANCY CHEN & JANICE HUR
Yale study finds that small molecule can increase white blood cell counts

The researchers discovered that the A485 molecule, known as “prohiberin,” helped mice fight against infection.

February 15, 2024

NANCY CHEN
Scientists at the School of Medicine want to delay menopause. Should they?

A technique to freeze and transplant portions of the ovary could prolong menopause indefinitely, helping women improve fertility and skirt menopause symptoms. But some experts are dubious: just because scientists can prolong — or even end — menopause, does that mean they should?

February 12, 2024

ASUKA KODA
Parents alarmed by YNHH daycare transition plans, staffing shortages

Amid financial challenges and transition to a new service provider, the Yale New Haven Health Child Care Center risks violating state regulations and losing long-time employees.

February 12, 2024

JOHNNY YUE
Yale scientists uncover link between impaired sleep and indications of poor brain health

The research team found that poor sleep shows strong correlations with common markers of stroke and dementia.

February 8, 2024

FAREED SALMON & ABEL GELETA
Blending research and advocacy, Yale’s Housing and Health Equity Lab tackles homelessness through a scientific lens

Founded by Danya Keene, the YSPH lab explores the links between housing and health, promoting policy interventions to enhance housing access and reduce racial health disparities.

January 31, 2024

SAMANTHA LIU
White House memo pushes Yale research toward public accessibility

Yale librarians and researchers react to the memo, which calls for all federally funded research to be made publicly available by December 2024.

January 30, 2024

JESSICA KASAMOTO
Yale experts discuss this season’s “tripledemic”

Yale experts reflect on the state of this year’s flu season and how it has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

January 26, 2024