In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience last week, University of Pittsburgh researchers described how reward signals in the brain are modulated by uncertainty. Dopamine… Read more
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Brewing for Ovarian Cancer Research
A specialty beer – brewed in memory of a special young woman – has raised more than $31,000 for ovarian cancer research at Magee-Womens Research… Read more
New Technology Significantly Improves Lung Cancer Surgery
Researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are using groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology to better visualize lung cancer tissue—giving surgeons a significantly… Read more
Stamping ‘License Plates’ on Proteins to Find Better Biomarkers
Blood tests are a convenient and relatively painless way to monitor for disease. But identifying the important molecules to watch for in the blood –… Read more
Pitt Researchers Look to DNA to Better Understand Lupus
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC recently discovered that certain genes contribute to Lupus flare-ups and disease progression, a major step forward in… Read more