NEXT PITTSBURGH - When they s...
What’s the only U.S. city on National Geographic Traveller’s global Cool List for 2019? Yup. Pittsburgh.
NEXT PITTSBURGH - When they scoured the globe in search of “the 19 destinations set to hit the headlines in 2019,” the reporters at National Geographic Traveller magazine chose only one location in all of America. Pittsburgh. “While Pittsburgh is a blue-collar town at heart,” the magazine writes, “... (12/06/2018)
WESA-FM - Research suggests t...
Hartman and team study tropical mosquito-borne virus linked to miscarriage, stillbirth in animals
WESA-FM - Research suggests the Rift Valley Fever can affect developing human fetuses. IDM's Amy Hartman, along with first author Cynthia McMillen who is an IDM postdoc, chose to study Rift Valley’s effects on pregnant rats, since humans and rats have similar placental structures. They found that 6... (12/06/2018)
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCI...
Braund on why Allegheny County physicians need to embrace harm reduction
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN - In a perspective piece, HPM's Wendy Braund writes "Something has to change, because what we’re currently doing to stop the opioid epidemic clearly isn’t enough. It’s time for physicians in Allegheny County to embrace harm reduction." She mentions Naloxone... (12/05/2018)
The SIMD Travel Award is give...
D'Annibale receives travel award from the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
The SIMD Travel Award is given to trainees and graduate students in the field of metabolic disorders based on submitted abstracts. HUGEN's Olivia D'Annibale is a recent recipient of the award. Her research shows an increase in protein and enzyme activity of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase (IVD) which... (12/04/2018)
THE GERONTOLOGIST - Tramujas ...
Aging in Brazil
THE GERONTOLOGIST - Tramujas Vasconcellos Neumann and Albert give a brief overview of aging in Brazil by presenting some of the demographics and characteristics of the older adult population, the principles and innovative processes used in developing the main legislation for the rights of older peo... (12/04/2018)