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Yale School of Medicine @YaleMed

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Joined May 2009
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In a new @NatureNeuro study, YSM researchers say a new kind of brain-computer interface (BCI) allows humans to play #VideoGames directly with their #brains. Could this be #GameOver for game controllers? Learn more: bit.ly/4xkFqhD
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New #technology is making it easier than ever to track lifestyle factors and predict who is most at #risk for #stroke. In a Q&A, @NeurologyYale's Rebecca Blumenreich, MD, shares a look at the future of stroke diagnosis and care: news.yale.edu/2026/06/08/red…
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A generous #gift from the Colton Foundation will help to advance the work of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at Yale, part of the global Colton Consortium for Autoimmunity. The Center is dedicated to advancing research into #autoimmune diseases including type 1 #diabetes, rheumatoid #arthritis and #MultipleSclerosis. Learn more: bit.ly/4fwKgC5
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A new all-oral therapy could enable at-home treatment for older patients with acute myeloid #leukemia. The pills could be a replacement for time-consuming #injections, which require patients to visit clinics five to seven days in a row each month to treat their #cancer: bit.ly/4upmxaK
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Writing in @Nature, @NeurologyYale and @YaleNeuro researchers shed new light on how #organs develop their own miniature #NervousSystems to facilitate a two-way conversation with the #brain: bit.ly/4upm2xr
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In a new @NatMetabolism study, YSM researchers shed light on how the #brain helps prepare the body for an incoming meal before we even take our first bite. The results could pave the way for better outcomes in disorders like #obesity and #diabetes: bit.ly/3RRCLfa
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"Monkey see, monkey do:" In a new @NeuroCellPress study, YSM researchers find visual clues help marmoset #monkeys sychronize their behavior during cooperative tasks. Their results could shed light on the basis of human #cooperation and #social cohesion: bit.ly/3RMlRyy
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"When you want to be great, you stand on the shoulders of those who came before you... The giants who did this or created that." #NBAChamp and #HeartTransplant survivor @ScotPollard31 visited YSM students and faculty yesterday to discuss his transplantation journey, the importance of medical #research, and the "giants" who helped save his life.
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The newly formed Women's Health Research at Yale Collaborative will bring together faculty members, researchers and students from across the university to put a special lens on #sex differences in #health, as well as conditions that uniquely affect #women: bit.ly/3ScPyc8 @WHRYale @basmahsaf @YaleSPH
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A @CellCellPress study co-led by @YaleIMed scientists links the post-viral symptoms known as #LongCOVID to #autoimmune responses in some patients. "This is one possible cause of long #COVID, but it will likely have other trigger causes as well," says co-senior author Akiko Iwasaki, PhD. @VirusesImmunity Learn more: bit.ly/4vi12ti
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Mitochondria are often touted as the "powerhouse of the #cell," but their role in human #biology is much wider and deeper. Basic science researchers at YSM offer an inside look at what #mitochondria can really do, in a new issue of @YaleMedicine Magazine focused on "The Fundamentals": bit.ly/3PPQfrc
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In a new study, YSM researchers say a simple #blood test could replace invasive #biopsies for detecting acute cellular rejection (ACR) after a lung #transplant. Their results could help improve outcomes in a vulnerable patient population: bit.ly/43CcGmM
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Pancreatic #cancer is among the deadliest cancers, with a five-year #survival rate of just 13%. In a @Yale Q&A, YSM's Luisa Escobar-Hoyos, PhD, explains what makes this "silent disease" so hard to detect – and so challenging to treat after #diagnosis: bit.ly/4nN3ZPT
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The #placenta is able to "clear away" the virus that causes #COVID19 during #pregnancy, a YSM team finds in a new study. Their findings are published in @JAMANetworkOpen: bit.ly/4fvc2ib
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Military #veterans living with #ChronicPain may be better served by a "whole health" model of care, including coaching support and #health goal planning, than by the current standard, a YSM team writes in a @JAMA_current study: bit.ly/43l7Om0
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Members of the MD #Classof2026 saw the culmination of all their hard work in Amistad Park Monday, as YSM's newest class of doctors officially received their diplomas. Thanks to @SketchyLearning co-founder @AndrewBergMD for delivering today's #commencement address, and #congratulations to our graduating MDs! We can't wait to see what you accomplish next.
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From afternoons in the garden during his childhood in Italy, to researching the #molecular machinery of the #brain, @YaleNeuro's Pietro de Camilli, PhD, says he's always been driven by a passion for observing #nature and understanding life. Learn more in a YSM Q&A: bit.ly/3RimShx
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A particular #BreastCancer #drug could help patients living with treatment-resistant uterine #cancer, a YSM-led team finds in a new study. Their findings are published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research: bit.ly/3R7Pryg
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The overall #death rate of children and adolescents increased 6.6% between 2020 and 2023, according to a @Yale_EM study published in @NEJM. Researchers say child deaths from #firearms, motor vehicle crashes and #drug poisoning – the three leading causes of death in U.S. children – all increased over the same span: bit.ly/3PspUPA
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