Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

In this special episode of the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine podcast, hosts Shivesh Shourya and Mara Kushelman bring together a remarkable group of individuals transforming spinal cord injury (SCI) recovery through peer mentorship and advocacy. Joining us are Jonathan Sigworth, co-founder of More Than Walking, a nonprofit promoting independent living for SCI survivors; Dr. Benjamin Doolittl...

Can you tell the difference between snake oil and evidence-based medicine? In this episode, meet Dr. James Yu: researcher, editor of multiple journals, father, Yale alum, and radiation oncologist. Dr. Yu shares with our host Elaine Yang how alternative medicine influences patient outcomes, the power of interdisciplinary research collaborations, as well as what embracing technological advancements...

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2825212 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627324006937 ht...

Have you ever wondered what’s going on behind the curtains of the newest YJBM issue? Join our hosts Samantha and Mara as they interview the deputy editor for the September issue on Integrative Medicine Charlotte Godfrey, and learn about the process of putting the issue together, as well as her thoughts on integrative medicine and future of complementary therapies. IM issue: https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni...

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://www.aamcresearchinstitute.org/our-work/data-snapshot/narrowing-gap https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal...

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Emily will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002808 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-01908-2 https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae196 More abou...

Welcome to the YJBM Science News! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14126 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.24111 https://onlinelibr...

Welcome to the first episode of YJBM Science News of the Fall 2024 semester! Join us as we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Papers featured in the episode: https://www.jci.org/articles/view/181839 https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.069...

With its unique history filled with both triumphs and dark chapters, public health researchers and professionals have an ethical responsibility to examine the past as they aspire to shape the future of public health by conducting effective and ethical health-related research and work today. In this episode, Shivani interviews the esteemed ethicist and historian of Public Health, Dr. Laura Bothwell...

Feeling lonely in a world more connected than ever? You're not alone. On this episode of YJBM, join our host, Shankeri Vijayakumar, as she chats with our guest Blake Waranch about how loneliness is affecting our lives today. Whether you're feeling a bit isolated or just want to understand more about why loneliness is such a big deal right now, this episode has something for everyone. Tune in to le...

Welcome to the last episode of YJBM Science News for the school year of 2023-2024! We are so thankful to all our listeners who were here for our journey. We will continue releasing our other podcast project over the summer, and in the meantime - stay tuned for next year’s Yale Science News, starting in August of 2024! Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07407-y https://www.nature.com...

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past two weeks. Links: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2319566121 https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aeri.20230340 https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.232071...

What does it mean to love and care for someone who has a different way of experiencing the world? How can we understand the way emotions may be expressed to us differently than they were before in a relationship? In this episode, our host Shivani has a conversation with researcher, professor, and artist Dr. Joan Monin. Dr. Monin shares her interest and work in the boundaries of how close relations...

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2024.03.002 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-024-02809-y

Climate change is not only measured in catastrophic events – it has a gradual impact on the individual health of people all around the world. In this episode of the YJBM podcast, Shivani interviews Dr. Kai Chen, an environmental epidemiologist, researcher, and Professor at the Yale School of Public Health. In this interview, Dr. Chen discusses his work, the links between heat exposure and cardiova...

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-024-02216-7 https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(24)00079-2 https://www.nature.com/articles/s415...

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm9903 https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-024-05869-4 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07130-8 h...

Want to learn more about neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, and how scientists learn to combat them? Join the YJBM Podcast for a conversation with Alison Chase, a graduate student in the Lim lab! In her research, Alison focuses on understanding astrocytes' role in SCA1 pathogenesis and the mechanisms underlying regional and neuronal vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases. Useful lin...

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07098-5 https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L012036 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl6163

Welcome to this week’s episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha will share some of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2815361 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2815070 https://www.natur...

Welcome to the twelfth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg9196 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adi0673

Welcome to the eleventh episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2024.01.012 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723003732

Welcome to the tenth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2024.01.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.11.019 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2314699121

Welcome to the ninth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. Today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss four of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiad315/7505227 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg8538 https://www.cell.co...

Welcome to the eighth episode of YJBM Science News, where we discuss the recent news in healthcare and science across the Yale community. We will be taking a break until the beginning of next semester — but today, our hosts Mara and Samantha discuss two of the most intriguing topics of the past week. Links: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c04844 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023...