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Understanding Variants on ‘60 Minutes’
CBS chief medical correspondent Jon LaPook traveled to Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research to better understand coronavirus variants.
The Price of Bees
The economic value of insect pollinators such as honeybees and butterflies is a whopping $34 billion, a recent Pitt study found.
Abdominal fat gain is tied to heart disease risk in menopause
A new study led by Samar El Khoudary and based on a quarter century of data found that women who experience an accelerated accumulation of abdominal fat during menopause are at greater risk of heart
Pitt psychologists are helping to bridge the gap for families in poverty
A national study led by Pitt and NYU has found the Smart Beginnings Project with videotaping and a family coach significantly improves parenting for children in poverty.
These 6 COVID-19 treatments are saving patients
New treatments target different stages of COVID-19, including before patients become sick enough to need hospitalization, write Pitt medicine's William G. Bain, Georgios D. Kitsios and Tomeka L. Suber
A new Nature study shows how cancer tricks immune cells — and how immunotherapy can take advantage
Led Greg Delgoffe, the research suggests an existing drug could boost cancer treatments.
A winning floss-ophy
Even a dollar-store toothbrush can be a smart toothbrush with a new invention from fourth-year dental student Sohail Rana and colleagues from the Swanson School of Engineering.
A Pitt study linked COVID-related depression to reduced physical activity
A multi-institutional team of researchers followed university students to identify factors linked to depression and anxiety during the pandemic.
Fecal transplants can help more cancer patients respond to immunotherapy
Changing the bacteria in the gut can help patients with advanced melanoma, according to a Pitt-UPMC study published in Science.
This Pitt professor's book explores Black freedom on native land
Alaina E. Roberts says people are usually stunned to learn that five Native American tribes in what’s now Oklahoma owned Black slaves in the 1800s.
Map Shows Where Black Americans Will Travel Farther Than Whites for COVID-19 Vaccination
A new School of Pharmacy analysis found that Black residents in 69 U.S. counties were far more likely than white residents to live more than a mile from a COVID-19 vaccination facility. Three-quarters
How Coronavirus Variants Could Outsmart Vaccines
A scientific detective story that unfolded in Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research unearths how the virus that causes COVID-19 evolves new variants that evade antibodies. Director Paul Duprex says this
The research consequences of COVID-19
As labs have shifted attention to SARS-CoV-2, efforts have been duplicated and precious time and resources have been used ineffectively, writes Terence Dermody for The Conversation and Knowable
Pitt Joins Wellcome Leap’s Global Network to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Human Health
The University of Pittsburgh joins 21 other leading academic and research institutions in the Leap Breakthrough Network. Its charge? Spark breakthrough scientific and technological solutions in human
Pitt-Led NIH Trial Platform Shows Blood Thinners Decrease Need for Life Support in COVID-19 Patients
Early results of the trial, which is part of a three-trial platform consortium spanning more than 300 hospitals worldwide, found that full doses of heparin, a blood thinner, were not only safe but
Research Aims to Understand, Curb Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccines
Fueled by a grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, researchers in Pitt’s Center for Research on Behavioral Health, Media and Technology are studying and combating false online information
Telehealth effective, preferred for mobility equipment adjustments in veterans
Telehealth visits to help veterans access and adjust technology such as wheelchairs were just as effective as in-person visits, two studies from Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories found
One Participant’s Experience in a Pitt COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Almost by accident, Pittsburgh police officer Antonio Ruiz joined the Moderna vaccine trial at Pitt. Read how his experience played out.
FDA and Pitt Announce Collaboration to Research and Develop Innovative Therapies to Help Restore Vision
The University of Pittsburgh today announced a collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health to help address the needs of the visually impaired
Seat Belts and Smoking Rates Show People Eventually Adopt Healthy Behaviors
For The Conversation, Randy P. Juhl, Pitt Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy, wrote about what it takes to change behavior due to health risks—and what it means for
