A protein responsible for lethal liver disease in mice infected with Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) has been identified by scientists at the University of… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
How Skin Cancer Virus Outcompetes Host Cell Replication
University of Pittsburgh researchers have shown for the first time how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), which causes an aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma,… Read more
From the Experts: Frequently Asked Questions about the East Palestine Train Derailment
Following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, residents of the surrounding communities have questions about their health. Health experts from the… Read more
Study Reveals Dual Roles Wielded by Type of Cell Death Involved in Fighting Cancer
The immune system is the body’s army against bacteria, viruses or any foreign pathogen that can cause disease. This innate defense system also protects the… Read more
8 Billion People: Four Ways Climate Change and Population Growth Combine to Threaten Public Health, With Global Consequences
There are questions that worry me profoundly as a population – and environmental-health scientist. Will we have enough food for a growing global population? How… Read more