Less than a decade ago, when Dr. Hansruedi Mathys launched an ambitious project to create an annotated library of all the gene readouts stored within… Read more
Tag: Alzheimer’s
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
Nighttime Hot Flashes May Signal Alzheimer’s Risk, Pitt Researchers Say
A hot flash is not just a bothersome midlife symptom. According to new research from Pitt and the University of Chicago published in the American… Read more
New Genetic Traits Influencing Alzheimer’s Risk Uncovered by Pitt Public Health Researchers
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh analyzed thousands of human genomes to find new gene variations responsible for controlling the levels of blood plasma molecules… Read more
Pitt Research Team Challenges Conventional Thinking on Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are working to understand how our genetic material can cause Alzheimer’s disease and challenging conventional thinking about this progressive… Read more