Oral disease remains a major health burden that affects some populations disproportionally, including communities in regions of Appalachia. The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental… Read more
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Researchers Study Links Between Alcohol Abuse and Inheritable Changes in Cancer-Causing Genes
The chance that a person will develop cancer is determined by a mix of hard-wired genetic factors that are inherited and environmental changes that affect… Read more
New Project Uses Data to Prevent and Better Treat Pain and Addiction
As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate the United States, the country is also battling the entwined epidemic of chronic pain, which affects more than… Read more
Pursuing a Cancer Prevention Vaccine
For more than two decades, Olivera Finn has tirelessly pursued one goal in her research: to develop a vaccine to prevent cancer. She has had… Read more
Beckwith Institute Helps Fund Innovative Suicide Prevention Project Using Electronic Health Records
Every year, more than 44,000 Americans take their own lives, and suicide is the second-leading cause of death in adolescents between the ages of 15 to… Read more