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"We're trying to decode brain patterns that can tell us about a person’s sensitivity to stress that might be connected with their risk of heart disease," says senior author Peter Gianaros, PhD. Learn More
JAMA study lead author Julie Donohue, PhD, took a deep dive into what actions are typically taken in the hospital after a person survives an overdose. Learn More
Novel studies of how the brain works -- including how it does math, how we perceive the world and how we interact with others in daily life -- have more than $6M in backing from NSF and NIH. Learn More
The founding scientific director of the Brain Institute talks about his growing interest in the brain's influence on immune function. Learn More
“Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, that neurons can change how much dopamine they release as a function of their overall activity," says Zachary Freyberg, MD, PhD. Learn More
Elias Aizenman, PhD, and Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, have received a $1.24 million grant from the NSF to study a link between the metal zinc and control of auditory processing in the cerebral cortex. Learn More
VICE features how Lisa Pan, MD, began to find that many of her patients had metabolic deficiencies that could be treated with a type of B vitamin in place of missing proteins and small molecules. Learn More
Pitt's Walid Gellad, MD, who trained at Harvard, counters, “Many more of those top-tier medical school graduates are probably in clinical practices where they see fewer patients.” Learn More
"This feels like déjà vu all over again," warn Pitt's Bernie Good, MD, Chronis Manolis, RPh, and William Shrank, MD. Learn More
Serious off-target effects led Michael Gold, PhD, to drop the "DREADDS method" in his laboratory. The neurobiology professor says, "We're waving the red flag." Learn More
“Both the NFL and the NCAA need to step up and participate in scientific data collection," says neuropathologist Ronald Hamilton, MD, who was featured in the movie, "Concussion," in 2015. Learn More
Boys who occasionally used cannabis at age 15 or 16 and then escalated that use through age 19 showed the most dysfunction in brain reward circuitry and were more prone to depression. Learn More
Herbert Needleman, MD, linked low levels of lead exposure to lower IQ and behavioral problems. His work led to the phasing out of lead from gasoline, paint and other products. Learn More
William Klunk, MD, PhD, was recognized in London for his many contributions to dementia research, including his influential work with amyloid neuroimaging, which is used to diagnose Alzheimer’s. Learn More
A new agreement will enable collaboration on fundamental research, development of novel therapeutics and clinical trials, with an initial focus on ophthalmology, vision and neuroscience. Learn More
Shaun Eack, PhD, hopes to adapt therapy that has helped adults with schizophrenia find and keep satisfying work. Participants learn to read nonverbal clues and imagine the perspective of others. Learn More
Produced by Pitt alum David Fleishman, MD, the film looks at innovations from the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration that transform visual information to touch. The film airs on Oct. 13. Learn More
Daniella Hafeman, MD, PhD, and colleagues report in JAMA Psychiatry that subthreshold manic or depressive symptoms can precede onset of bipolar disorder by two to 10 years. Learn More
Repeated brain scans of older adults revealed a single brain area that related to both gait slowing and cognitive impairment, Andrea Rosso, PhD. and colleagues report. Learn More
Pitt's Bernie Devlin, PhD, and Harvard's Michael Talkowski, PhD, are developing new statistical and bioinformatics methods to interpret the impact of mutations that alter gene regulation. Learn More