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Microbiologist Carolyn Coyne beats the back orders for samples of the virus, which may be linked to microcephaly and other brain defects in infants. Learn More
The move gives the state time to get its mosquito population under control, says Amesh Adalja, MD. For now, pregnant women may still safely travel to Florida. Learn More
Vaccine researcher Ernesto Marques, MD, PhD, explains to the New York Times why spring is the critical time for women to prevent potential brain defects in newborns. Learn More
Digital imaging that can detect telltale proteins may turn out to be the best bet for diagnosing extent of damage in a living brain, says Nathan Urban, PhD -- but that kind of tool is years off. Learn More
The good news is that these viral infections can be treated and even prevented, notes senior investigator Mary Ganguli, MD, professor of psychiatry. Learn More
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering limits fellows to the top 2% of the nation's bioengineers.Tracy Cui, PhD, develops biosensors and technology for neural interfaces. Learn More
Patrick C.A. van der Wel, Ph.D., and colleagues used advanced nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to reveal levels of detail that could prove useful for creation of a designer drug. Learn More
Brief pre-applications for a Pain Research Challenge grant are due on Feb. 29. Three Pitt projects will be funded. Focus is on dynamics and causes of pain or ways to alleviate it. Learn More
The short answer is no, according to Infectious-disease specialist Amesh Adalja, who breaks down how the virus is spread for Yahoo Health. Zika has been linked to severe brain damage in newborns. Learn More
Scott Drab, PharmD, tells NBC's Today Show that taking too much over-the-counter pain medication can lead to a long list of ills, including heartburn and stomach ulcers. Learn More
A study in Pediatrics showed that inexperience, combined with differences in body size and strength among agemates, put younger kids at higher risk of collisions that cause concussion. Learn More
Listen on 90.5 WESA to an interview with Micky Collins, PhD, who directs the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program. Congressional leaders are conducting a broad review on head trauma. Learn More
Mark Richardson, MD, PhD, Mike Modo,PhD, and colleagues use a novel approach to find aberrant connections in certain hippocampal structures in a patient with temporal lobe epilepsy. Learn More
Microbiologist Ernesto Marques, MD, PhD, plans to enroll hundreds of newborns from hard-hit Pernambuco, Brazil, and look for traces of Zika in birth fluids as well as maternal and infant tissues. Learn More
Marc Coutanche, PhD, talks about the differences between people who remember an event in rich, sensory detail, and those who can rattle off baseball statistics. Learn More
Brain Institute Scientific Director Peter L. Strick, PhD, has been named Member Editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). PNAS is among the most-cited science journals. Learn More
Renã Robinson, PhD, and colleagues will measure the effects of amyloid-beta proteins on organs such as the liver. They hope to create a tool to treat Alzheimer's by targeting non-brain tissue. Learn More
Kymberly Young, PhD, studies the use of neurofeedback with real-time scans to teach patients to try to change how they think. Young will join the psychiatry faculty in April. Learn More
Pharmacologist Edwin Jackson, PhD, and colleagues suggest that a protective compound called 2-methoxyestradiol could help women -- and men -- following stroke and other types of brain injury. Learn More
Psychiatry professor Benjamin Handen, PhD, heads a $12.5M study to explore why amyloid deposits can be present in people with Down's syndrome for many years without causing dementia. Learn More