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Pitt and UPMC Researchers Test First Vaccine Targeting Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer
On Thursday morning, June 20, 2024, Maria Kitay, 67, received her final dose of a new vaccine targeting pre-invasive breast cancer. She was the first patient to get the vaccine, developed by Pitt and UPMC researchers, as part of a clinical trial led by Olivera Finn (above), Distinguished Professor of immunology and of surgery in the School of Medicine.
The researchers...
NFL Chooses Pitt Medical Student to Work With Steelers
Some Middle-Aged Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Surgery, Pitt Research Finds
For middle-aged women with a certain kind of breast cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy surgery may do more harm than good, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers. The team used a novel artificial intelligence pipeline developed by Realyze Intelligence, a UPMC Enterprises portfolio company, to analyze electronic health...
Psychiatric Medications Can Cause Diabetes. Pitt Research Hints at Solution.
New University of Pittsburgh research points to a potential approach to reducing the risk of diabetes associated with widely prescribed antipsychotic medications.
The study presents early evidence in support of coadministering antipsychotic medications that block dopamine receptors in the brain alongside drugs that stop antipsychotics from blocking those same receptors in...
Pitt Hosts Event to Boost Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia
About 200 nurses gathered at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing the weekend of June 8 for an event encouraging diversity in the field of nurse anesthesia.
Pitt’s program is ranked No. 2 in the country by U.S. News and World Report and was one of four schools across the country to host the event, run by the Diversity in Nurse Anesthesia Mentorship Program....
Mobile App Predicts Future Depression in Pregnant People
Tamar Krishnamurti, associate professor of medicine, School of Medicine, and of clinical and translational science, University of Pittsburgh. (Courtesy photo)
Depression is a leading complication during pregnancy with about 15% of patients reporting symptoms at some point during their pregnancy. But now, a simple first-trimester survey delivered through the...
Social Determinants of Health Are Linked With Adolescent Prediabetes
Food insecurity, low household income and not having private health insurance are associated with higher rates of prediabetes in adolescents, independent of race and ethnicity, according to a new JAMA Network Open study by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.
Switching Decisions: Interleukin-12 Influences B Cell Immune Response
By Phoebe Ingraham Renda
Rebecca Elsner (left), research assistant professor in the Shlomchik lab. (Courtesy photo) Mark Shlomchik (right), UPMC Professor and Distinguished Professor of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. (Courtesy photo)
B cells are known to generate antibodies through two different responses—an "emergency response" and an "...
Statins for Heart Disease Prevention Could be Recommended for Far Fewer Americans if New Risk Equation is Adopted
In a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and University of Michigan examined the potential impact of widespread adoption of the Predicting Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs (PREVENT) equations, which were released by the American Heart Association in November 2023 to more accurately...
