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Saturday, June 9, 2012
What's Different About the Brains of People with Autism?>Nancy Minshew, professor of psychiatry and neurology and the director of the Center for Excellence in Autism Research at the University of Pittsburgh, and Marcel Just, a professor at Carnegie Mellon’s psychology department, discuss their autism research on Pittsburgh's Essential Public Radio station. |
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
1 in 3 College Students Has Smoked Hookah>Dr. Brian Primack’s latest study, published in the June issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, finds that 1 in 3 current college students has smoked hookah at some point; more than 50 percent of those students were not cigarette smokers. |
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
Who Sleeps Better at Night?>Couples may get health benefits simply from sleeping in the same bed, a burgeoning field of study is showing. In fact, some scientists believe that sleeping with a partner may be a major reason why people with close relationships tend to be in better health and live longer. |
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
One-Third of all College Students Report Hookah Smoking Pitt Study Finds>Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. college students has smoked tobacco from a hookah, according to the findings of a large nationwide study led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. |
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Friday, June 1, 2012
Non-Smoking Adults Diagnosed with Asthma Needed for Vitamin D Study>Researchers at the University Of Pittsburgh Asthma Institute at UPMC and the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine are recruiting patients for the VIDA (Vitamin D add-on therapy enhances corticosteroid responsiveness in Asthma) Study. |
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Pitt Researchers Identify Agent That Can Block Fibrosis of Skin, Lungs>Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified an agent that in lab tests protected the skin and lungs from fibrosis. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Physical Symptoms Influence Young Athletes’ Perception in Assessing Concussion Recovery>In findings published online in the inaugural issue of Applied Neuropsychology: Child, researchers found that young athletes base their perceptions of their recovery primarily on physical (somatic) symptoms. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Pitt Center to Convene City-Wide “Think Group” to Tackle Community Violence>In a comprehensive effort to reduce inner-city gang and handgun violence nationwide, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will bring city and community leaders together to help design community violence prevention programs. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
UPMC Receives Four Achievement Awards from State Hospital Association>A statewide organization has lauded UPMC for its work on nurse retention, the creation of an energy and environmental engineering department and efforts to improve children’s access to behavioral health services. |
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Pitt’s Primack to Lead New Program for Research on Media and Health>The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has established a new research program that will work to understand the relationship between media exposures and health, with the goal of improving health outcomes. |
