Filed under: Biology, Health, Psychology, UPMC Health Journal, Women's health
After her first son was born, Magdalena Sanchez-Dahl experienced pain unlike any she had felt before – a terrible ache that went down to her bones. Just getting out of bed took her a full hour. More > (DOC)
National studies may show that high school students are losing interest in science, but don’t tell Andrew Hrykowian. As a sophomore at Greater Latrobe Senior High School, he began research that would lead to his discovery of a new bacteria-eating virus, which he named “catera” after a friend’s dog. More >
In biodiversity hot spots like tropical rainforests, a dearth of pollinators could be putting many species at risk of extinction, according to a new study that includes three Pitt researchers. The finding is raising concerns that more may need to be done to protect the Earth’s most biologically rich areas. More >
As amphibians continue to mysteriously disappear worldwide, a Pitt researcher may have found more pieces of the puzzle. More >
“Technology is a queer thing,” writer and scientist C.P. Snow once observed. “It brings you great gifts with one hand, and stabs you in the back with the other.” The same technology used to make life-saving vaccines can produce viruses immune to those vaccines. Terrorists can employ improved drug delivery technology and other scientific advances to make their attacks more deadly. More >
The herbicide “Roundup” is widely used to eradicate weeds. But a new study by a Pitt researcher finds that the chemical may be eradicating much more than that. More >
“The scientific community has sometimes presented itself as being elite or quirky and not accessible to the breadth of innovative and creative students who might be well suited to scientific pursuit,” Pitt professor Graham Hatfull said at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21. “The advance of science is well served by the diversity of those who contribute to it. It is not just for the elite, for the ‘men in white coats,’ or the social oddballs. It is a pursuit that almost every person can contribute to.” More >
A transplant is the only option for someone with end-stage liver disease, but such patients face difficult questions when choosing the best time to receive a transplant. In a panel discussion at the 2005 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., a Pitt researcher presented findings on how his mathematical models can help patients make the right decision. More >
While on a geology class trip, a Pitt undergraduate came across a previously unknown genus and species of a 300-million-year-old amphibian. More >
“HIV. SARS. West Nile. Mad Cow. More to come…” So began a chilling presentation on environmental change and emerging infectious diseases by Pitt Professor Robbie Ali during a panel discussion, “The Lab: Emerging Issues,” at the Society for Environmental Journalists conference in Pittsburgh. More >
