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A new tool for understanding chromosome abnormalities in the eggs of older women

Human egg cells are often prone to chromosomal errors. As women age, the error rate increases sharply — and can contribute to infertility, pregnancy loss, and ...
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Watching what happens when a brain cell dies

When neurons die, cellular garbage collectors mobilize in a highly choreographed procedure to dispose of the corpse and clear away debris. A failure to fully remove neurons can lead to ...
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For Cheney, a Yale start and a consequential public life

In the fall of 1959, Dick Cheney arrived in New Haven from his hometown of Casper, Wyoming, to begin his first semester at Yale College. The future vice president of the United States, who died Nov. 3 ...
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For incarcerated people, gaps exist in quality of cancer care

In the United States, the incarcerated population is aging. About 15% of incarcerated adults, or approximately 175,000 people, are now 55 years or older. As the incarcerated population ages, cancer ...
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Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...
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School of the Environment

The tiny threats facing the kings and queens of the savannah Oct 30, 2025 From School of the Environment More news from School of the Environment ...
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Noted First Amendment lawyer to lead Yale Law Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic

David A. Schulz ’78 J.D., a leading First Amendment lawyer who has defended the rights of journalists and news organizations for more than 30 years, has been named clinical lecturer in law and ...
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In the media

Professor Stephen Waxman, pioneer in non-addictive pain therapies that paved the way for a new class of pain medication, honored ...
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At Yale, new neuroscience institute to unravel the mysteries of cognition

The human brain is the source and conduit of all ideas, beliefs, and dreams. It drives us to produce art, literature, and science, to feel and describe love, to invent for survival and diversion alike ...
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Yale awards nine honorary degrees

During its 323rd graduation ceremony on Monday, Yale conferred honorary degrees on nine individuals who have achieved distinction in their fields. This year’s honorary degree recipients included the ...
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With gift from David Geffen, Yale’s drama school goes tuition-free

Present and future students at Yale University’s drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen, the ...
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Assyria: Chronicling the rise and fall of the world’s first empire

In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...