Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes
17 mai 2016 11h03 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - More than half of the family and friends making decisions for critically ill patients have significantly different estimates for the...
Tiny Coils Improve Quality of Life for Emphysema Patients
15 mai 2016 13h03 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The minimally invasive implantation of tiny coils into the lungs improves exercise ability, lung function and quality of life for patients...
Pitt and UPMC Launch Microbiome Center at White House Event
13 mai 2016 10h02 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and UPMC are collaborating on a joint venture dedicated to better...
New Research Shows Online Therapy Effective at Treating Depression and Anxiety
12 mai 2016 11h33 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., May 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Doctors from the University of Pittsburgh showed that providing an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program both...
Social Media Use Tied to Body Image Concerns
11 mai 2016 12h57 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Logging on to social media sites frequently throughout the week or spending hours trolling various social feeds during the day is linked...
Pitt Research Yields Insight into the Mystery of Smell
09 mai 2016 15h09 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 9, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism underlying a phenomenon in how we smell that...
Antibiotic Against Superbug Biofilms, RSV
09 mai 2016 09h05 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, May 9, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A potential drug therapy developed at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) has proven effective against tough...
Pitt Computational Model Finds New Protein-Protein Interactions in Schizophrenia
27 avr. 2016 12h40 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, April 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Using a computational model they developed, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered more than 500 new...
Exposure to Blue Light Reduces Organ Damage in Mice
25 avr. 2016 15h02 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A 24-hour exposure to bright blue light before surgery reduces inflammation and organ damage at the cellular level in a mouse model,...
Overdose Deaths Hold Steady in High Drug Trafficking Areas
22 avr. 2016 08h37 HE
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 22, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Areas in the U.S. with the highest drug-overdose death rates are not always places with high drug trafficking, according to a new...