Nearly 40 patients with a genetic disease that rapidly blinds young adults were successfully treated with gene therapy, according to a paper published today in… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh
Ophthalmologists Honored by Pittsburgh’s Eye & Ear Foundation
The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh, a local non-profit that supports innovative research in the departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology at the University of… Read more
Pitt Scientists Find Clues, Possible Treatment for Vision Loss Caused by Herpes Virus Infection
The pastel colors of the evening sky, the bright plumage of a rare bird, a delicate flower growing through the concrete – we experience the… Read more
Pitt and Tsinghua University Scientists Collaborate to Improve Cancer Treatments
Through a novel combination of immunotherapy and small molecule drugs, an ongoing collaboration between scientists in Pittsburgh and China is developing the future of cancer… Read more
Pitt Researchers Harness Llama Antibodies to Fight COVID-19
At a virtual press briefing today, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine announced their discovery of tiny but extremely powerful SARS-CoV-2 antibody fragments from llamas, which could be fashioned… Read more