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2 weeks ago | 
sciencenews.org | Freda Kreier
There’s a serious case of stranger danger unfolding on an island off the coast of Panama. A gang of five juvenile capuchin monkeys living on Jicarón Island has started abducting baby howler monkeys, researchers report May 19 in Current Biology. This bizarre fad, which has no clear purpose, is often deadly for abductees.
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1 month ago | 
medicalxpress.com | Freda Kreier
The seasonal timing of when infants receive the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization is crucial for ensuring its effectiveness, according to Yale research published in JAMA Network Open. Nirsevimab is a seasonal immunization that targets RSV in infants. As a monoclonal antibody—a protein that can bind to a specific target—nirsevimab binds to a particular area of the virus and blocks RSV from entering human cells.
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1 month ago | 
medicine.yale.edu | Freda Kreier
The seasonal timing of when infants receive the new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunization is crucial for ensuring its effectiveness, according to Yale research published in JAMA Network Open. Nirsevimab is a seasonal immunization that targets RSV in infants. As a monoclonal antibody—a protein that can bind to a specific target—nirsevimab binds to a particular area of the virus and blocks RSV from entering human cells.
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2 months ago | 
medicalxpress.com | Freda Kreier
A deeper understanding of a gene that predisposes patients to fatty liver disease may open new avenues for treatment of the condition, according to Yale research published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Fatty liver disease is characterized by a buildup of excess fat in the liver.
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2 months ago | 
snexplores.org | Aaron Tremper |Carolyn Wilke |Freda Kreier
Paleontologists have unearthed many iconic dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, from the western United States. Relatively few species, however, have popped up east of the Great Plains. In 2017, ReBecca Hunt-Foster described one of these rarities from the 113-million-year-old remains of a right foot. Describing a fossil requires making a detailed report on how an extinct animal lived. If it’s the first fossil of that species, this is when it gets its official name.
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2 months ago | 
medicine.yale.edu | Freda Kreier
A deeper understanding of a gene that predisposes patients to fatty liver disease may open new avenues for treatment of the condition, according to Yale research published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Fatty liver disease is characterized by a buildup of excess fat in the liver.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
medicalxpress.com | Freda Kreier
Preterm babies are fragile. This is especially true for infants born just six to seven months into a pregnancy. Called extremely preterm infants, these children essentially finish developing outside the uterus. Studying this vulnerable population is challenging because standard tests—such as blood draws—can be life-threatening for these small patients who have too little blood to support the amount needed in standard assays. That's starting to change.
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Mar 5, 2025 | 
medicine.yale.edu | Freda Kreier
Preterm babies are fragile. This is especially true for infants born just six to seven months into a pregnancy. Called extremely preterm infants, these children essentially finish developing outside the uterus. Studying this vulnerable population is challenging because standard tests—such as blood draws—can be life-threatening for these small patients who have too little blood to support the amount needed in standard assays. That’s starting to change.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 
migrainecollaborative.org | Freda Kreier
Members of the migraine community express uncertainty about how the new directives will play out. It’s been a tough time for Mandee Schaub, a migraine researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas, US. Last year, Schaub submitted a grant proposal to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue her research on the mechanisms of migraine. The grant would have increased her stipend and helped her land a postdoctoral position after graduation.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
medicine.yale.edu | Freda Kreier
It’s widely recognized that health care is a growing expense for many Americans. However, what health care companies do with their profits—some made through government programs such as Medicare—remains murky. To investigate this question, researchers at Yale School of Medicine (YSM) analyzed financial reports from 92 large U.S. health care companies. The results were published on Feb. 10 in a research letter in JAMA Internal Medicine.
