The Preservation of Colors in Fossil Insects
By using elevated pressures and temperatures to simulate the effects of burial on structurally colored cuticles of modern beetles, researchers at Yale University show how…
Yale University News
Nanogels Provide a New Way to Attack Lupus
In a new study, Yale researchers used biodegradable nanoparticles called nanogels to deliver relatively low drug doses to mice with lupus, increasing the median survival…
Yale Researchers Identify Cells That Morph Into Body Fat
While working with mice, Yale researchers used a process known as differentiation to successfully identified cells with certain types of receptors that could eventually morph…
piRNAs Key Role in Coordinating Biological Activity
A team of Yale researchers discovered that specialized RNAs called piRNAs guide epigenetic factors to numerous sites throughout the genome of the fruit fly Drosophila,…
Yale Study Shows No Link between Hospital Readmissions and Death Rates
New research from Yale University shows that many health institutions do well on mortality and readmission and that performance on one does not dictate performance…
Understanding How Cells Package Fat
A newly published study suggests that fat is stored in the body in two distinct ways and may lead to ways to prevent cells from…
New Carbon Films Pave the Way for the Next Generation of Solar Cells
In two newly published studies, Yale researchers detail a cost-effective way to improve the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells through the use of carbon…
Scientists Reconstruct the Ancestor of Placental Mammals
More than twenty scientists collaborated on a recently published study that reconstructed the ancestor of placental mammals. The common ancestor of more than 5,000…
Attention Deficits Discovered in Babies Who Later Develop Autism
While studying both high-risk and low-risk infants for developing autism, Yale University researchers found that the infants later diagnosed with ASD showed signs of decreased…
Researchers Identify Mutations Responsible for USC Tumors
Scientists from Yale University have clearly identified the mutations that are responsible for uterine serous carcinoma (USC) tumors, a finding that could lead to new…
Personal Experience of Climate Change May Influence Opinion of It
A study from scientists at Yale University examined the extent to which 91,000 individuals in 89 countries on five continents detected recent changes in average…
Tick-Borne Infection Borrelia Miyamotoi Discovered in the United States
Similar to Lyme disease, a new tick-borne infection known as Borrelia miyamotoi has been discovered in people in the United States. A new tick-borne infection…
Swarm Study Offers a New Way to Look at Collective Animal Motion
New research from scientists at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science may lead to a better understanding of how local, spontaneous interaction among…
Engineers at SEAS Develop a Microelectronic Device That Mimics Functions of Real Cells
Scientists at the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science have developed a microelectronic device that controls the flow of ions through a nanometer channel…
Yale Physicists Observe Quantum Information While Preserving Its Integrity
Yale physicists have taken a step forward in quantum computing by developing a new, non-destructive measurement system for observing, tracking and documenting all changes in…
Stem Cell Study Paves the Way for New Ovarian Cancer Therapies
By using sophisticated gene sequencing methods to demonstrate a regulatory link between the stem cell factor Lin28 and the signaling molecule bone morphogenic protein 4,…
New Treatments for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A newly published study from Yale University scientists could lead to the development of new therapies aimed at restoring the signaling balance in the pulmonary…
“Iron-Rich Blobs” Penetrate Deep Into Earth’s Mantle
In a lab experiment, Yale researchers discovered that molten iron can deeply penetrate single crystals of magnesium iron oxide, resulting in “metal-rich blobs” that penetrate…
