A year ago, when U.S. health authorities issued their first warning that COVID-19 would cause severe “disruption to everyday life,” doctors had no effective treatments… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh
Pitt Launches New Study to Prevent Depression in Older Bereaved Spouses
As part of a $2.2 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, psychiatry researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine… Read more
Pitt Study Shows Restaurant Advertisements Linked to Weight Gain
A study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health found that in communities with an increase in restaurant advertisements, the… Read more
They don’t come as Pills, but try these 6 Underprescribed Lifestyle Medicines for a Better, Longer Life
The majority of Americans are stressed, sleep-deprived and overweight and suffer from largely preventable lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. Being… Read more
New Technology Promises to Restore Movement in Paralyzed Arms
In a paper published today in Nature Communications, Dr. Marco Capogrosso, assistant professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School… Read more