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February 17, 2016 17:09 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Testosterone Treatment Shown to Benefit Men Over 65

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was among a dozen sites nationwide to participate in the first clinical trial to...
February 04, 2016 13:34 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Disease Forecasting Gets Boost from Unprecedented Meeting

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Health leaders in southeast Asia confirmed the high transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus anticipated by a University of Pittsburgh-led...
January 26, 2016 09:10 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Social Media Use Disrupts Sleep in Young Adults

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or check it frequently throughout the week are more likely to suffer...
January 25, 2016 10:17 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Bullying Hinders Positive Youth Development

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - When compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual-minority youth score lower on key indicators of positive youth development--and those...
January 12, 2016 12:37 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Sedentary Lifestyle Linked to Poor Health

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Sedentary behavior is associated with poor cardiovascular health and diabetes in adults with severe obesity, independent of how much...
January 11, 2016 09:11 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

One Hookah Session Delivers 25 Times the Tar of a Cigarette

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - As cigarette smoking rates fall, more people are smoking tobacco from hookahs--communal pipes that enable users to draw tobacco smoke...
January 04, 2016 12:40 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language, According to New University of Pittsburgh Research

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 4, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Physicians give less compassionate nonverbal cues when treating seriously ill black patients compared with their white counterparts, a...
December 22, 2015 09:09 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pediatric Medication Poisonings More Likely in Rural Areas, According to New University of Pittsburgh Research

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Children younger than 5 who live in economically disadvantaged areas had a greater risk of medication poisoning that resulted in referral...
December 15, 2015 03:09 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Study: New Model of Collaborative Cancer Research May Help Advance Precision Medicine Studies

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A new system that facilitates data and biospecimen sharing among cancer centers may speed cancer research findings from the laboratory to...
November 09, 2015 09:01 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

The University of Pittsburgh Partners with Major BioPharm Co. on Rare Diseases

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh today announced a new research collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company Shire plc (LSE: SHP,...