Key points Trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking) can run in families and aren’t just “bad habits.” A Yale study with 100+ families found that people ...

Insulin is a cornerstone of treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, essential for lowering blood glucose levels. However, if insulin doses are not appropriately matched to the body’s needs, ...

A new study led by Kasia Lipska, MD, MHS, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology and metabolism) at Yale School of Medicine, examined the impact of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist ...

In the late 19th century, psychologists William James, MD, and Wilhelm Wundt, MD, staked out opposing theories of action awareness. James believed it comes after an action, through sensory feedback.

Key points 92% of websites prescribed GLP medications, and 69% mailed them, with little to no clinician oversight. Compounded GLPs are not regulated by the FDA, and are being mass-produced and ...

Our goals are to understand genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of addiction in humans and to translate genetic findings to clinical use. The projects in our lab have focused on identifying genetic ...

A team of Yale researchers believes the key to stopping melanoma from spreading to the brain lies in the brain's own immune system, not within the tumor.

People often describe anesthesia as something that puts a patient in a “deep sleep.” An anesthesiologist enters the operating room, and part of their mission is to ensure that the patient is ...

For decades, the relationship between fat and cancer has been treated as a question of quantity: eat less fat, reduce your risk of developing cancer. New Yale research, published April 29 in Cancer ...

A recent study led by Karim Ibrahim, PsyD, at Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) found that difficulties managing emotions in childhood are linked to attention problems, aggression, anxiety, and ...

Nationwide, more than 80% of patients living with autoimmune disorders are women, yet doctors and scientists don’t fully understand why. This gap leads to ...

Circadian rhythm, our internal biological 24-hour cycle, regulates many of the body’s critical functions. When this internal clock is in tune with the outside world, our body knows when to sleep and ...