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Opioid use disorder is associated with changes in brain structure, function

Life Sciences - Dec 10, 2024
Life Sciences

In people with opioid use disorder, Yale researchers found several opioid receptor-rich brain regions where both volume and function were altered. Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the alterations in several brain regions, some of which differed between men and women.

Life Sciences - Dec 2, 2024

Advanced infant brain development may not always be a good thing

Machine learning models of brain age can serve as indicators of infants' brain development, a new Yale study shows. The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life.

Life Sciences - Nov 20, 2024

Gut feelings: Social connections change our microbiomes

Life Sciences

A Yale-led study shows that many relationship types, including friendships, affect the composition of a person's microbiome.

Physics - Nov 13, 2024

A basic science breakthrough: Evidence of a new type of superconductor

Physics

Yale physicist Eduardo H. da Silva Neto led an experiment that supports the existence of a new type of superconductor.

Health - Nov 8, 2024

Antibodies that keep ancient viral DNA in check may inform new treatments

B-1 immune cells can recognize all sorts of viruses, Yale researchers find. Mimicking them may enable a pan-virus treatment that can address many virus types.

Health - Nov 1, 2024

A step toward clinically useful brain-behavior machine learning models

Many predictive models don't work well across different settings and populations. But testing them on diverse data can help, Yale researchers show.

Politics - Nov 1, 2024

Political pros no better than public in predicting which messages persuade

Politics

A new study by Yale political scientist Josh Kalla shows that experts performed little better than chance in identifying effective political messaging.

Pedagogy - Nov 22, 2024

Need a landing pad for helicopter parenting? Frame tasks as learning

In a new study, Yale researchers show that seeing tasks as a chance for children to learn reduces overparenting by about 50%.

Paleontology - Nov 20, 2024

Thanksgiving special: dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot

Yale researchers find paleontological origins of the way modern birds navigate the world when they're not in flight. Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of Yale paleontologists prefers drumsticks.

Astronomy & Space - Nov 13, 2024

Bang! Meet the big ’Red Monsters’ of the early universe

Astronomy & Space

An international research team, including Yale's Pieter van Dokkum, has discovered a trio of supermassive "Red Monster" galaxies in the early universe.

Life Sciences - Nov 7, 2024

Decoding disease: Novel tool helps identify mutations in mitochondrial DNA

A new study led by Yale geneticists provides a long-needed tool to determine which mutations in the mitochondrial genome cause disease.

Health - Nov 1, 2024

Study on opioid poisoning in children points to prevention strategies

Most fatal pediatric opioid poisonings among children occur in their home with many following a history of maltreatment, a new Yale study finds.

Paleontology - Oct 29, 2024

The Megacheiran candidate: Fossil hunters strike gold with new species

Paleontology

Ancient "gold" bug fossils, infused with pyrite, have been identified as a new species of arthropod.



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