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Historic gospel songs were resurrected after more than six decades by a team of historians, librarians, artists, musicians and church administrators from across the University and city of Pittsburgh.
A new study from Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University shows it’s possible to restore long-lost hand movement in stroke patients using a spinal cord implant.
Researchers from Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences are collaborating to improve how post-stroke rehabilitation is administered with help from an unexpected source — artificial intelligence.
A new study suggests combining alcohol and virtual social interaction had negative effects compared to in-person gatherings.
Recent Pitt research shows the same genes that affect diseases in our mouths may be linked to other diseases, including certain types of cancer.
A lab at the University of Pittsburgh has just discovered how a specific mutation in a bacterium results in phage resistance.
According to new research, adopted children’s genetic characteristics can influence the parenting they receive.
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A new study shows it’s possible to restore long-lost hand motion in stroke patients using a spinal cord implant.
A new paper describes how combined with mitigation & communication, targeted surveillance testing could effectively control virus transmission on a large urban campus.
Construction has begun on a new 20-megawatt solar farm that will supply 100% of its electricity to the University of Pittsburgh for the next two decades.