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Health

Trial results indicate potential for organ transplantation without long-term immunosuppression

Giving living donor liver transplant recipients an infusion of immune cells derived from their donor a week before transplantation is feasible, safe – and may…

Oct 12, 2023

Health

Building the first-ever digital twin of the bladder

Men ages 50 to 60 have an 80 percent chance of having some degree of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) due to an enlarged prostate – which causes multiple symptoms that can impact their lives physically and psychologically.

Sep 13, 2023

Health

Cancer-infecting virus ‘warms up’ cold tumors and improves immunotherapy

Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or…

Aug 15, 2023

Brain & Behavior

Older adults with regular activity routines are happier and do better on cognitive tests, study finds

Older adults who consistently get up early and remain active throughout the day are happier and perform better on cognitive tests than those with irregular activity patterns, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

Sep 12, 2022

Brain & Behavior

Monkeys, guinea pigs and native English speakers have very similar brain responses to speech sounds

Speech sounds elicit comparable neural responses and stimulate the same region in the brain of humans, macaques and guinea pigs, a multidisciplinary group of University of Pittsburgh researchers reported in the journal eNeuro today.

Nov 21, 2021

Health

Regular social engagement linked to healthier brain microstructure in older adults

Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

Oct 19, 2020