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How to Name a Baby Gene
Evolutionary biologists teamed up with rhetoric scholars to find a common understanding of what it means for a gene to be functional.
30-Second Tool to Identify Frail Patients, Reduce Surgical Risk Works in Health System Setting
Pitt researcher Daniel Hall said as population ages, assessing risk is even more essential to ensure that surgery is offered to the right patients, consistent with their goals and values.
The Forest, the Trees and the Leaves
Ian Sigal, founding director of the Laboratory of Ocular Biomechanics in the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology, surveys the ever-changing landscape of the eye.
Research Team Sparks Community Conversations About Climate Change
A group of Pitt educators is joining forces with museums and community partners to make climate change more tangible—and inspire people to act.
Pitt Green Fund supports more than just sustainable student initiatives
The student-led Pitt Green Fund helped launch the campus thrift store and bicycle co-op, but its board also tackles efforts related to equity and social justice.
Physics Researchers Uncover New Electronic State of Matter
Most people are familiar with solid, liquid, gas and plasma, but there are other states of matter too. Jeremy Levy and Patrick Irvin of Pitt recently uncovered an electronic state that adds to the
To Fight Cancer, We Must Fight Ourselves
The immune system often stops itself from destroying cancer cells. In order to win against cancer, we need a deeper understanding about how our bodies work.
Gut Immunity Before Birth More Developed Than Previously Thought
Liza Konnikova from pediatrics and her colleagues discovered that the fetal gut possesses almost complete immune capacity as early as 14 weeks, challenging the ideas that most biology textbooks teach.
Naming the New Coronavirus—Why Taking Wuhan out of the Picture Matters
While identifying a new disease by its place of origin seems intuitive, history demonstrates that doing so can harm the people who live there, contends Pitt historian Mari Webel.
Undergrad Innovators Design Wearable Device to Aid People in Posture
Posture Protect doesn’t just help users sit up straight—it could help people with Parkinson’s disease avoid falls. The student innovation effort that started in Joseph Samosky’s bioengineering course
University of Pittsburgh To Begin Work on Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
The University of Pittsburgh is among a select few institutions expected to receive samples of the coronavirus for study. In his remarks to the University Senate, Paul Duprex, director of the Center
Researchers Celebrate Pioneer’s Work on World Radio Day
On World Radio Day, Pitt faculty from engineering and health and rehabilitation sciences remember the work of Reginald Fessenden, who made technologies like music streaming, video chatting and
Mucus, Mechanics and Disease
Lance Davidson’s bioengineering lab researched the origins of mucus by studying skin cells of an aquatic frog. The findings could affect how cancer researchers manipulate tumors in humans.
Former Pitt Fellow Puts Leadership Skills to Use in Fight Against Coronavirus
Zhiyong Peng, a former fellow at the University of Pittsburgh, heads the department of critical care medicine at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, which has seen 28,000 cases of coronavirus. He
Redistricting and Electoral Reform Draw Attention
In Pennsylvania, efforts are underway to redraw electoral maps, but it’s a complicated process—and one that that other states are watching closely. A group called Draw the Lines PA invited students
UPMC First in the U.S. to Implant Wireless Retinal Device for Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration
A new wireless retinal device called PRIMA, which is designed to restore sight in patients blinded by retinal degeneration, was implanted for the first time in a patient in the United States by UPMC
Researchers Regrow Damaged Nerves with Polymer and Protein
Current treatments for long segments of nerve damage only restore about 40-60% of motor function. Pitt researchers developed the nerve guide, and their studies showed that it restored about 80% of
Immunotherapy Companies Make Strides in Fight Against Cancer
As the global community recognizes World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, Pitt research and spinouts make headway in the future of cancer care.
A new Pitt center sheds light on chronic pelvic pain
A unified team of gynecologists, psychiatrists, physical therapists and surgeons hope to improve early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis and further research for the condition.
Snakes Could Be the Original Source of the New Coronavirus Outbreak in China
Pitt virologists answer questions concerning coronavirus and how the recent outbreak started.
