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Renã Robinson, PhD, is named one of the nation's "Talented 12" by Chemical & Engineering News, for her work on what sets off the changes that lead to Alzheimer's disease. Learn More
In the wake of no direct federal funding, Pitt funds studies of the mosquito-borne viral infection that produces microcephaly and raises risk of Guillain-Barre and other neurological disorders. Learn More
A study in the journal Pediatrics shows that continuing to play despite a concussion doubles recovery time and leads to worse short-term mental function than in those immediately removed from action. Learn More
Anne M. Robertson, PhD, professor of mechanical engineering, materials science and bioengineering, has been appointed to NIH's Neuroscience and Ophthalmic Imaging Technologies Study Section. Learn More
Peter L. Strick, PhD, discusses a new anatomical understanding of how movement controls the body’s stress response system. Learn More
Observers predict that the new ophthalmology chairman will build a Pittsburgh equivalent of his renowned Institut de la Vision, attracting researchers from all over the world. Learn More
Psychiatrist Lisa Pan and geneticists Jerry Vockley and David Finegold looked at patients' cerebral spinal fluid for answers. Learn More
The findings, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shed new light on how stress and depression can alter organ function. Learn More
Teen boys who regularly use marijuana are at higher risk of paranoia and hallucinations, even a year after they stop using the drug, according to a study in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Learn More
Presence of certain biomarkers in patients with schizophrenia, as well as schizoaffective or bipolar disorders, suggests heightened risk of cognitive impairment that might be treatable. Learn More
Research in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that identifying metabolic deficiencies in patients with unrelieved depression can lead to major improvement, even remission. Learn More
Infectious-disease specialist Amesh Adalja, MD, says pregnant women are the only ones who should avoid attending the Olympics, to prevent any chance of newborns with microcephaly. Learn More
Letters of intent are due on October 7 for seed grants up to $25K. Awards will go to novel proposals that are considered likely to receive subsequent external, peer-reviewed funding. Learn More
Scott Fraundorf, PhD, of the Learning Research and Development Center explains the upside of these sometimes annoying conversational fillers, in the Journal of Memory and Language. Learn More
The study is the first to look at a voice therapy program based in theories of motor learning and neuroplasticity, developed with input from patients and expert speech-language pathologists. Learn More
Lead author Rebecca Thurston, PhD, professor of psychiatry, says the 22-year study explodes the myth that hot flashes last just a few years and that women all follow the same pattern. Learn More
Julie Fiez, PhD, says brain researchers now have an imaging tool that can be used to fractionate a living brain into functional areas, with more exquisite detail than ever before. Learn More
Take note if a family member stops doing something they always enjoyed, like baking a certain Thanksgiving dessert or tinkering with the lawn mower in springtime, says Mary Ganguli, MD. Learn More
Hear one the Brain Institute's newest recruits discuss a new approach for to a potential cure for Alzheimer's, on Aspen public radio. Learn More
Avriel Ghuman, PhD, discusses how a study in PNAS that used invasive electrophysiology techniques sheds light on literacy and reading disorders. Learn More