All University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine articles
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NewsNeuropsychiatric symptoms due to excessive brain inflammation
In Alzheimer’s disease patients, irritability and anxiety is likely caused by neuroinflammation, which indicates new therapeutic pathways.
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ArticleAgeing and cancer-causing gene: researchers uncover a link
Researchers from UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have made a discovery linking the notorious cancer-causing gene, Myc, to the process of ageing.
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ArticleWhen exhausted, cancer-fighting T cells may switch sides
Using flow cytometry, Dr Greg Delgoffe and Dr Paolo Vignali highlight that low oxygen environment of tumours can prompt exhausted T cells to suppress the immune system instead of combating cancer.