Inherited retinal degeneration affects about one out of every 2,000 people worldwide and severely impacts quality of life. Due to mutated genes, this disorder causes… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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
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
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