A simple survey delivered during the first trimester through digital pregnancy support app MyHealthyPregnancy predicted which mothers went on to develop moderate to severe depression… Read more
Category: University of Pittsburgh
Who is Most Likely to Benefit From Therapies Curbing Early Alzheimer’s? A Blood Test Can Provide Clues, Pitt Research Says
A simple blood test can help identify individuals most at risk of developing neurological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research led by University… Read more
Dogma-Challenging Telomere Findings May Offer New Insights for Cancer Treatments
A new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers shows that an enzyme called PARP1 is involved in repair of… Read more
Repurposed Cancer Drug Could Treat Diabetes by Nudging Pancreatic Acinar Cells to Produce Insulin
In 2016, University of Pittsburgh researchers Dr. Farzad Esni and Dr. Jing Hu did an experiment in mice where they deleted one of two copies… Read more
With Support From Pitt, Special Olympics Basketball Tournament Continues to Grow
The sounds of basketballs bouncing and tennis shoes squeaking filled the air at Fitzgerald Field House on the University of Pittsburgh campus on March 17,… Read more