Age Accelerating “Zombie Cells” – A New Study Sheds Light on These Unique Cells
Researchers have found a new pathway for the buildup of “zombie cells,” which promote aging. Senescent cells, or cells that have lost their ability to divide,…
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Scientists Discover Biological Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives
Research reveals that partisan views have biological roots. According to the largest study of its type, brain scans of individuals obtained as they engaged in…
Powerful Brain Protection Against Stroke From Fast-Acting Immune Cells
A unique subset of white blood cells confers fast-acting and lasting protection against ischemic stroke in mice. An ischemic stroke is when blood clots or…
Poor Sleep Found To Be Associated With Reduced Cognitive Function
The study adds to the body of evidence concerning the relationship between sleep and cognition. A new study found that among a sample of low-income…
From Ibuprofen to Fentanyl: How Do Painkillers Actually Kill Pain?
While pain can be horrible, it serves a useful purpose. Without the ability to feel pain, life is more dangerous. To avoid injury, pain tells…
Gaining Weight While Pregnant Can Raise Your Risk of Heart Disease
Excessive gestational weight gain raises the risk of maternal cardiovascular disease In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death. The phrase…
Engineers Create Tiny Robot “Bugs” That Can Go Just About Anywhere
University of Pittsburgh Engineers Create Insect-Inspired Robots That Can Monitor Hard-to-Reach Spots. These ancient creatures can squeeze through the tiniest cracks, fit snugly into tight…
Brain Benefits: Exercise Can Help Older Adults Retain Their Memories
Pooling data from dozens of experiments let researchers show whose brains benefit the most from exercise. We all know exercise is good for us, but…
Fat Injections Could Treat Plantar Fasciitis – A Common Cause of Foot Pain
University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed a new procedure to treat a painful foot condition called plantar fasciitis. A patient’s own fat is injected into…
Feelings of Physical Fatigue Predict Death in Older Adults
How fatigued certain activities make an older person feel can predict the likelihood death is less than three years away, according to research published today…
Scientists Identify Factor in “Young Blood” That Helps Rejuvenate Aging Muscle
As we age, our muscles gradually become smaller, weaker, and less able to heal after injury. In a new study, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh…
Transforming the Plastic Lifecycle Into a Circle
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Here’s where it all went, and why the world must transform plastic use from…
What Actually Happens When COVID-19 Vaccines Enter the Body?
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around the world. As of October 14, 2021, more than 716,000…
“Twindemic” Threat: Ominous Flu Season Paired With COVID – What You Need To Know About Vaccination
As winter looms and hospitals across the U.S. continue to be deluged with severe cases of COVID-19, flu season presents a particularly ominous threat this…
What Is Causing All These New Coronavirus Variants? Is It the COVID–19 Vaccines?
Massive numbers of new COVID–19 infections are the main driver of new coronavirus variants. The rise of coronavirus variants has highlighted the huge influence evolutionary…
SARS-CoV-2 Nanobodies Are Remarkably Active Against Mutations Found in COVID Variants – Including Delta
Near-Atomic Look at Three Ways To Thwart SARS-CoV-2 Variants SARS-CoV-2 nanobodies—microscopic molecules developed at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that neutralize the virus…
Oral Vaccines Sometimes Fail in Resource-Poor Countries – New Research Helps Explain Why
A chronic gut disorder that occurs in regions with poor sanitation disrupts intestinal immune responses and impairs oral vaccine effectiveness in a mouse model of…
Researchers Shocked to Discover Bacterial Parasites Behind Rise of “Superbugs”
For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine discovered that phages — tiny viruses that attack bacteria — are…
