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"We're poised to surge forward in the fight against cancer"

Dean Robert AlpernWith new leadership at YCC, a major research institute planned for West Campus and a state-of-the-art cancer hospital opening in October, Yale’s impact in the field of cancer will multiply. more…

The Effects of Exercise on Cancer to be Studied with $7 Million Grant

Nearly $7 million in combined grants have been awarded to a researcher at the Yale School of Public Health to examine the effects of exercise on two types of cancer unique to women. more…

Scientists Discover Gene Variants That Increase Risk of Cocaine-Induced Paranoia

Yale scientists and colleagues at Boston University School of Medicine and the University of Connecticut have discovered genetic variants that increase the risk of paranoia in cocaine addicts and also seem to affect risk for cocaine dependence itself, although most of the molecular culprits that make some people more susceptible to cocaine dependence remain elusive. more…

Two Researchers Will Develop New Therapy with Grant from Lupus Research Institute

The Lupus Research Institute has granted a three-year, $300,000 Novel Research Award to support the work on the disease being done by Tarek Fahmy, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Joseph Craft, professor of medicine and immunobiology and chief of rheumatology. more…

Search for Blood Pressure Secrets Reveals a Surprising New Syndrome

Yale researchers investigating the genetic causes of blood pressure variation have identified a previously undescribed syndrome associated with seizures, a lack of coordination, developmental delay and hearing loss. more…

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Yale Medicine
As the medical center grows, so grows the city
Smilow Cancer Hospital

The ongoing expansion of the medical center fits in with New Haven's own plans to undo past urban renewal mistakes.
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Medicine@Yale
$5 million grant funds dyslexia study
Jeffrey Gruen

Jeffrey R. Gruen, M.D., a School of Medicine scientist whose discovery of a gene involved in dyslexia was named one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2005 by the journal Science, has received a $5.2 million grant from the New York-based Manton Foundation to further his research on the genetics of dyslexia.
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Yale Practice
YMG specialists support student-run HAVEN Free Clinic PDF
HAVEN Free Clinic

Since the clinic’s doors opened in 2004, ymg physicians have provided quality care to uninsured residents of Fair Haven.
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