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Using Regenerative Biology to Restore Mucus Production

Published On: February 12, 2020Categories: Current News, EpidemiologyBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Mucus is a protective, slimy secretion produced by goblet cells and which lines organs of the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive [...]
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Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysms—How the Right Tools Help Find the Cause

Published On: February 5, 2020Categories: Current News, EpidemiologyBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Sometimes, in order to understand the big picture, you need to start by assessing the smallest of details. It’s a [...]
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Pitt Researchers Propose Solutions for Networking Lag in Massive IoT Devices

Published On: February 5, 2020Categories: Computations and Modeling, Current NewsBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
The internet of things (IoT) widely spans from the smart speakers and Wi-Fi-connected home appliances to manufacturing machines that use [...]
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Vitamin D Linked to Better Blood Pressure in Pittsburgh Kids

Published On: February 5, 2020Categories: Current News, EpidemiologyBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Overweight and obese vitamin D-deficient children who took a relatively high dose of vitamin D every day for six months [...]
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Dr. Christian Bermudez Named an AL DÍA Top Doctor

Published On: February 5, 2020Categories: Awards and Recognition, Current NewsBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
As reported by Jensen Toussaint for AL DÍA News, the second annual AL DÍA Top Doctors Forum held in January [...]
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Dr. Takashi Kozai Receives $1.6M NIH Award to Develop an Innovative Wireless Neural Device for Long-Term and Precise Stimulation

Published On: January 29, 2020Categories: Current News, Medical DevicesBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
Neural stimulation is a pioneering technology that can be used to recover function and improve the quality of life for [...]
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Dr. Fabrisia Ambrosio Named Co-PI on $3.8M R01 Grant

Published On: January 29, 2020Categories: Current News, RehabilitationBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $3.8 million to the R01 Grant Project entitled “Physical exercise and blood-brain communication: [...]
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UPMC First in the U.S. to Implant Wireless Retinal Device

Published On: January 29, 2020Categories: Current News, VisionBy The McGowan Institute For Regenerative Medicine
UPMC has implanted the first patient in the United States with a new wireless retinal device as part of a [...]
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