Bathing in Bacteria: The Unexpected Dangers in Your Daily Shower
Stepping into a shower, we often seek the comforting embrace of warm water after a taxing day — but there may be something dangerous lurking…
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Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: New Blood Biomarker Discovered
What determines whether an individual will develop Alzheimer’s disease, and why do many with the disease’s characteristic toxic amyloid accumulations in the brain never exhibit…
New Research Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Use Mint Vapes
In a study recently published in the journal Respiratory Research, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that mint-flavored e-cigarette liquids generate more toxic vapor particles, leading…
SNAPping Into Action: Revolutionizing T Cell-Based Cancer Immunotherapies
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created a universal receptor system for T cells that could revolutionize CAR T cell and other immunotherapies for…
Metamaterial Concrete: Reinventing the Most Widely Used Construction Material
Scientists develop self-monitoring metamaterial concrete for smart infrastructure systems. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh are bringing concrete into the 21st century by reimagining its…
The Babel of Brains: Decoding Sound Recognition With Machine Learning
Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh have created a machine learning model to understand how brains recognize communication sounds. The model, tested on guinea pigs,…
Do COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Really Work? What Two Years of Patient Data Reveal
A study by UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that monoclonal antibody treatments significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death…
11 Tips To Help You Adjust to Losing an Hour of Sleep With the Start of Daylight Saving Time
As clocks march ahead and daylight saving time begins, there can be anxiety about losing an hour of sleep and how to adjust to this…
Mystery of Naked Mole-Rats’ Exceptional Fertility Unlocked by New Research
New research suggests that naked mole-rats produce eggs throughout their lives, challenging the dogma that female mammals have a finite ovarian reserve. Unlike humans and…
Instant Improvement in Arm Mobility Following Stroke With Spinal Cord Stimulation
A neurotechnology that stimulates the spinal cord instantly improves arm and hand mobility, enabling people affected by moderate to severe stroke to conduct their normal…
Abnormal 12-Hour Cyclic Gene Activity Found in Schizophrenic Brains
Fewer 12-hour rhythmic genes were present and many of those that remained showed a peak at an incorrect time. The researchers at the University of…
Cancer Mystery Solved: Scientists Discover How Melanoma Tumors Control Mortality
A team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has found the missing puzzle piece in the mystery of how melanoma tumors…
New Study: Taking Semaglutide Helps Teens Lose Weight and Improve Heart Health
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at Obesity Week 2022 has found that the drug semaglutide is effective…
Breakthrough Test for Alzheimer’s: New Biomarker Can Detect Neurodegeneration in Blood
A group of neuroscientists developed a test to detect a novel marker of Alzheimer’s disease neurodegeneration in a blood sample. A study on their results,…
A Surprising Consequence of Cannabis Legalization: Higher Alcohol Consumption
According to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, states that have legalized recreational cannabis have seen a slight increase in…
Cancer-Fighting Nanoparticles: A New Weapon in the Fight Against Disease
Researchers have developed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that can deliver innovative chemoimmunotherapy. According to a new study published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers at the University…
Surprising Finding: New Study Yields Clues to Genetic Causes of High Cholesterol
The finding demonstrates how vital it is to ensure diversity in genetic databases. According to a recent study conducted by geneticists at the University of Pittsburgh…
Surreal Video of Stressed Cells Helps Biologists Solve a Decades-Old Mystery
Crowded rooms: How Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh researchers solved a cell mystery. A surreal video of stressed cells under a microscope…
