Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and her husband, Prince William, recently announced that she is pregnant with the couple’s third child. Since the duchess has… Read more
Year: 2017
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy for Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the very first cancer treatment that uses genetically engineered cells as therapy. The treatment is approved for… Read more
Sean Logan Shares Battle with Parkinson’s Disease
UPMC East Board Chair Sean Logan believes the cure for Parkinson’s disease – a neurodegenerative condition with which he has recently been diagnosed –… Read more
Researchers Explore Role of Zinc in How the Brain Processes Sound
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have received a $1.24 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study a previously unknown link between the metal… Read more
How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse
The United States will experience a partial – and in some places total – solar eclipse on Aug. 21. This is a rare natural phenomenon… Read more