Testosterone Treatment Shown to Benefit Men Over 65
February 17, 2016 17:09 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 17, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health was among a dozen sites nationwide to participate in the first clinical trial to...
Disease Forecasting Gets Boost from Unprecedented Meeting
February 04, 2016 13:34 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 4, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Health leaders in southeast Asia confirmed the high transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus anticipated by a University of Pittsburgh-led...
Social Media Use Disrupts Sleep in Young Adults
January 26, 2016 09:10 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or check it frequently throughout the week are more likely to suffer...
Bullying Hinders Positive Youth Development
January 25, 2016 10:17 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - When compared with their heterosexual peers, sexual-minority youth score lower on key indicators of positive youth development--and those...
Sedentary Lifestyle Linked to Poor Health
January 12, 2016 12:37 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Sedentary behavior is associated with poor cardiovascular health and diabetes in adults with severe obesity, independent of how much...
One Hookah Session Delivers 25 Times the Tar of a Cigarette
January 11, 2016 09:11 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - As cigarette smoking rates fall, more people are smoking tobacco from hookahs--communal pipes that enable users to draw tobacco smoke...
Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language, According to New University of Pittsburgh Research
January 04, 2016 12:40 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 4, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Physicians give less compassionate nonverbal cues when treating seriously ill black patients compared with their white counterparts, a...
Pediatric Medication Poisonings More Likely in Rural Areas, According to New University of Pittsburgh Research
December 22, 2015 09:09 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Children younger than 5 who live in economically disadvantaged areas had a greater risk of medication poisoning that resulted in referral...
University of Pittsburgh Study: New Model of Collaborative Cancer Research May Help Advance Precision Medicine Studies
December 15, 2015 03:09 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A new system that facilitates data and biospecimen sharing among cancer centers may speed cancer research findings from the laboratory to...
The University of Pittsburgh Partners with Major BioPharm Co. on Rare Diseases
November 09, 2015 09:01 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh today announced a new research collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company Shire plc (LSE: SHP,...