A NASA-funded Pitt team is exploring the benefits of sleeping in space

Pitt research suggests that the choice of tau tracers used for brain imaging in Alzheimer’s diagnostics can change who tests positive, influencing disease detection and treatment eligibility.

These students made the initial cut when they were accepted into Pitt’s highly competitive programs. Now, they are prepared to lead the way in the health sciences fields, carrying their Pitt training and values with them.