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A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity. TLS releaseThe study…

Acute stress elicits stronger alcohol craving among Black individuals compared to white individuals, reported scientists from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a paper published today in Addiction. Despite widely…

As we age, our muscles gradually become smaller, weaker and less able to heal after injury. In a new study, University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers pinpoint an important mediator of youthfulness in mouse muscle, a discovery that…

In a new analysis published today in the December issue of Health Affairs, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health scientists propose four solutions states could implement to improve Medicaid eligibility for seniors,…

The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health will recognize seven alumni for their outstanding service to the field of public health at a small awards ceremony tonight. “If the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate change…

Artificial intelligence (AI) models that evaluate medical images have potential to speed up and improve accuracy of cancer diagnoses, but they also may be vulnerable to cyberattacks. In a new study, University of Pittsburgh researchers…

Despite what skeptics say, being kind to oneself is not a New Age fad—and there is research to back it up.Middle-aged women who practiced self-compassion had lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease, irrespective of other…

UPMC has created UPMC Travel Staffing, a new in-house travel staffing agency as a solution to the nationwide nursing shortage and to attract and retain highly skilled nurses and surgical technologists to its workforce. Building upon its…

The first-ever, in-depth characterization of the body’s response to traumatic injury was published today in Cell Reports Medicine by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists. The results of their multiomics…

In a paper published today in The Lancet Microbe, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that when bacteria become resistant to one antimicrobial drug, they are likely to become resistant to most others.…