https://websites4-live-prod.ysmdevs.com/ysm/news-rss/?keywordId=1546&orgId=113592&title=Latest+News A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Yale School of Medicine en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Thu, 14 May 2026 18:57:42 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/mecfs-long-covid-and-chronic-lyme-disease-research-aided-by-dollar3-million-in-donor-gifts-to-yale-school-of-medicine/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/mecfs-long-covid-and-chronic-lyme-disease-research-aided-by-dollar3-million-in-donor-gifts-to-yale-school-of-medicine/ Yale School of Medicine has received major gifts to support Professor Akiko Iwasaki's research into Long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, and ME/CFS. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2023/06/23/liver-fibrosis-linked-reduced-cognitive-ability-and-brain-volume https://news.yale.edu/2023/06/23/liver-fibrosis-linked-reduced-cognitive-ability-and-brain-volume A new Yale-led study finds that liver fibrosis is associated with reduced cognitive function and brain volume, a link mediated, in part, by inflammation. Fri, 23 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-unravels-the-intricacies-of-immune-signaling/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-unravels-the-intricacies-of-immune-signaling/ A Yale-led study sheds light on a previously unknown inflammatory process. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-research-at-yale-points-to-better-understanding-of-treatment-targets-for-necrotizing-enterocolitis-nec-in-premature-babies/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-research-at-yale-points-to-better-understanding-of-treatment-targets-for-necrotizing-enterocolitis-nec-in-premature-babies/ Researchers at Yale School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Montefiore Hospital, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, have, for the first time, created a map of the neonatal small intestine, demonstrating at the single-cell level that inflammation is present in all layers – including the epithelial, endothelial, fibroblasts, and immune cells – in babies with necrotizing enterocolitis. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2022/12/15/inflammation-may-explain-antidepressants-link-preterm-birth https://news.yale.edu/2022/12/15/inflammation-may-explain-antidepressants-link-preterm-birth Antidepressants can increase the risk of preterm birth, but it’s unclear why. A new Yale study shows inflammation may play a key role. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2022/12/13/driver-cystic-fibrosis-lung-inflammation-yields-target-treatment https://news.yale.edu/2022/12/13/driver-cystic-fibrosis-lung-inflammation-yields-target-treatment Yale researchers have uncovered a driver of the chronic inflammation that damages lungs in cystic fibrosis. It could be a target for treatment. Tue, 13 Dec 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-researchers-awarded-12m-nih-grant-to-study-impact-of-fgf21-protein-on-aging/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/yale-researchers-awarded-12m-nih-grant-to-study-impact-of-fgf21-protein-on-aging/ Researchers from Yale University, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have been awarded a $12.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging of the NIH to deploy their unique research models and expertise in a coordinated fashion to develop a novel course of gerontological research. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-mouse-model-provides-unprecedented-look-at-human-immune-system/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/new-mouse-model-provides-unprecedented-look-at-human-immune-system/ Despite the critical role of neutrophils in the human immune system, no one has been able to study them in a living context, limiting investigations of their properties. But now, a team of Yale researchers has developed the first humanized mouse model that will permit research on neutrophils in vivo. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/does-parkinsons-disease-begin-in-the-gut/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/does-parkinsons-disease-begin-in-the-gut/ Yale research suggests that several neurodegerative diseases may originate not in the nervous system, but in the gut microbiome. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://news.yale.edu/2022/07/13/how-gut-microbes-can-evolve-and-become-dangerous https://news.yale.edu/2022/07/13/how-gut-microbes-can-evolve-and-become-dangerous Gut bacteria can evolve over time within the host, becoming more pathogenic by gaining the ability to migrate across the gut barrier and persist in organs outside of the intestine, thereby driving chronic inflammation and associated pathologies. Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multiple-sclerosis-inflammation-yale-experts-at-the-forefront-of-understanding-the-connection/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/multiple-sclerosis-inflammation-yale-experts-at-the-forefront-of-understanding-the-connection/ As the link between inflammation and multiple sclerosis (MS) becomes clearer, Yale leads in the research and treatment for this autoimmune disease. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/autoimmune-disease-and-skin-problems-yale-researchers-uncover-clues-to-improve-patient-care/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/autoimmune-disease-and-skin-problems-yale-researchers-uncover-clues-to-improve-patient-care/ Autoimmune diseases, such as scleroderma, that attack the skin can be deadly and disfiguring. The superficial marks borne by people with these conditions can indicate disease inside the body. In some cases, skin changes can even predict the disease’s occurrence. Yale researchers are working to understand the relationships between autoimmune disease and skin problems and how mapping them can help clinicians improve patient care. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 05:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/inflammation-is-a-fundamental-part-of-physiology-new-approaches-by-yale-immunobiologist/ https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/inflammation-is-a-fundamental-part-of-physiology-new-approaches-by-yale-immunobiologist/ As immunobiologists realize that inflammation has important roles beyond infection or injury,the entire field of inflammation biology is being transformed. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/inflammation-a-double-edged-sword-for-the-immune-system/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/inflammation-a-double-edged-sword-for-the-immune-system/ For many years, inflammation was considered one of medicine’s chief enemies. Experts viewed it as a side effect of illness and injury, a negative byproduct of the body’s efforts to heal. One managed and banished it whenever possible. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:34 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/untangling-the-web-of-autoimmune-diseases/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/untangling-the-web-of-autoimmune-diseases/ Autoimmune diseases—such as Sjögren’s, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis—can occur together. Here’s what this means for treatment. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:34 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/the-blood-brain-barrier-protects-against-inflammation-but-creates-challenges-for-brain-tumor-treatment/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/the-blood-brain-barrier-protects-against-inflammation-but-creates-challenges-for-brain-tumor-treatment/ When it comes to inflammation, not all organs are created equal. Some—including the brain and the spinal cord—are what’s known as “privileged.”By that, immunologists mean that it is very hard to produce inflammation in them, because these organs have very few immune cells. First, it is difficult for the immune cells to enter them to get in, and then the organs also have inhibitors that turn off the immune cells that do manage to gain entry. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:34 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/lupus-and-the-immune-system-insights-fromyales-joseph-craft/ https://medicine.yale.edu/ysm/news/yale-medicine-magazine/article/lupus-and-the-immune-system-insights-fromyales-joseph-craft/ Inflammation plays a key role in lupus. Research to unravel this complex aspect of the autoimmune disease is underway at the Yale School of Medicine. Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:34 Z