Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are working to understand how our genetic material can cause Alzheimer’s disease and challenging conventional thinking about this progressive… Read more
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Pitt to Study Brain’s ‘Security Fence’ Breakdown and Alzheimer’s
Neurobiologists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute were awarded a four-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to… Read more
Don’t Forget to Care for the Caregiver
In October 2015, Scott Harrison’s wife, Barbara Harrison, was diagnosed with stage 1, level 3 uterine cancer. Her cancer was aggressive, leading to a hysterectomy… Read more
Pitt Public Health Epidemiologist Honored for Contributions to Clinical Trials
Steven Belle, Ph.D., MSc.Hyg., co-director of the Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow… Read more
Pitt Alzheimer’s Researcher Receives Zaven Khachaturian Award
The Alzheimer’s Association recently recognized Dr. William E. Klunk with the 2017 Zaven Khachaturian Award. The award was presented during this year’s Alzheimer’s Association International… Read more