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Roundup®highly lethal to amphibians, finds University of Pittsburgh researcher

The herbicide Roundup® is widely used to eradicate weeds. But a study published today by a University of Pittsburgh researcher finds that the chemical may be eradicating much more than that. Pitt assistant professor of biology Rick Relyea found that Roundup®, the second most commonly applied herbicide in the United States, is "extremely lethal" to amphibians. This field experiment is one o...

Pittsburgh researchers discover that certain chemicals in the blood may indicate brain injury

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that increased levels of certain proteins in the blood or spinal fluid may signal brain injury in infants with vomiting, fussiness and several other common symptoms. Infants with shaken baby syndrome (SBS) ?the most common cause of severe traumatic brain injuries in young children ?are often misdiagnosed because doctors rarely re...

What's in the water? Estrogenic activity documented in fish caught in Pittsburgh's rivers

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute's Center for Environmental Oncology suggests that fish caught in Pittsburgh rivers contain substances that mimic the actions of estrogen, the female hormone. Since fish are sentinels of the environment, and can concentrate chemicals from their habitat within their bodies, these results suggest that feminizing chemicals may be making t...

The sturdier sex? -- Study by Pittsburgh scientists finds female stem cells work better

Female stem cells derived from muscle have a greater ability to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue than male cells, according to a study at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. This f...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers develop 'off-the-shelf' vascular grafts

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine investigators have engineered artificial blood vessels from muscle-derived stem cells (MDSCs) and a biodegradable polymer that exhibit extensive remodeling and remain free of blockages when grafted into rats. The results of their study, which is being presented at the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) North A...
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Bio-Matrix Scientific's Dr. O'Neill Sees University of Pittsburgh's Published Study on Culture Blood-Forming Stem Cells from Human Fat Tissue as Supporting Near Term Benefits of Banking Adipose (Fat) Derived Stem Cells

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2007 - The University ofPittsburgh School of Health Sciences issued the following study andpress release, "Scientists Culture Blood-Forming Stem Cells fromHuman Fat Tissue," June 15, 2007, Science Daily: "Researchers atthe University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfullyisolated and cultured human hematopoietic stem cells from fat, oradipose...

The Sturdier Sex?: Study by Pittsburgh Scientists Finds Female Stem Cells Work Better

Stem Cells Isolated from Females Regenerate Skeletal Muscle MoreEfficiently than Male Cells PITTSBURGH, April 09, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Female stem cellsderived from muscle have a greater ability to regenerate skeletalmuscle tissue than male cells, according to a study at Children'sHospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The study, which is being published in the April 9 issue of theJournal...

State of Diabetes in Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Business Group on Health Releases Report

Good News: Percentage of Working Age People with Diabetes, Hospitaland Professional Charges Lower Than Both PA and National Averages PITTSBURGH, April 02, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThePittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) announced today therelease of a new report on the prevalence, costs and quality ofcare for people with Type 2 diabetes. The inaugural Pittsburgh Type2 Diabetes...
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