Yale Professor Weimin Zhong and colleagues have challenged initial reports that Ye Shiwen’s Olympic swimming feats raise suspicions of unfair play.
Professor Tamas Horvath and his research team have found that natural birth stimulates production of a protein that helps neurons, especially those involved in memory, form connections.
Omar Samad and Dr. Stephen Waxman have developed a potential method to treat neuropathic pain by reducing the production of a specific sodium channel.
Research from Dr. Dror Hawlena has determined how the presence of predators stresses their prey, and as a result changes the entire ecosystem.
Alanna Schepartz and Andy Phillips have received a grant to research compounds that affect proteins involved in cancer, such as p53.
Yale Professor Jane Taylor and graduate student Jacqueline Barker have identified a protein that is related to risk of alcoholism-like behavior in mice.
Professor Joan Steitz, Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, recently received two major awards for her achievements as a woman scientist.
Dr. Arthur L Horwich was awarded the Shaw Prize for his work on the role of chaperonins in assisting proper protein folding.