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Study Finds Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor in Elderly

Arterial stiffness – not subclinical brain disease – is a key, modifiable risk factor for dementia.

Bariatric surgery patients are at a higher risk of alcohol problems. But a Pitt Public Health study finds screening tests don't work well.

Two new grants will allow researchers to collaborate with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Chicago to expand their groundbreaking work.

Religious freedom laws are linked to poor health in LGBT people, according to new Pitt Public Health research.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Study Finds Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor in Elderly

Monday, October 15, 2018
Alcohol Disorder Tests Fail in Weight-Loss Surgery Patients

Thursday, October 11, 2018
Brain Computer Interface Researchers Receive $8 Million from NIH to Expand Groundbreaking Work

Thursday, October 11, 2018
Religious Freedom Laws May be Linked to Worse Health Among Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People

Wednesday, October 10, 2018
ThyroSeq Test Approved for Medicare Coverage to Improve Thyroid Nodule Diagnosis

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KDKA Radio host Marty Griffin says he will be off the air 'a couple' more weeks

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How your social media could give away tell-tale signs of depression: Algorithm scanning Facebook posts for keywords such as 'tears' and 'feelings' could spot mental health problems months before a doctor

Tribune-Review
A handicapped girl's journey paves the way to help others in Western Pennsylvania

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Ohio State fan donates kidney to Penn State fan

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Robert Ferris, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, has been part of the effort to translate 2018 Nobel Prize-winning research for patients. Cancer patients can now receive life-saving immunotherapy that fortifies natural immune defenses to wipe out malignant cells.

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