Pitt Psychiatry investigators have recently published studies in Alzheimer’s & Dementia. Below is a summary of recent original research on neural factors underlying cognitive and depressive symptoms in late life, sleep and rest–activity rhythms across...
Congratulations to Ligia Antezana, PhD; Carolina Soares, PhD; and Lindsay Taraban, PhD, who received Best Poster Presentation Awards at the University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association 2025 Postdoctoral Data & Dine Symposium. Dr....
On April 14, the University of Pittsburgh held its 18th annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium, hosted by the Office of Academic Career Development for the schools of the health sciences. Postdocs presented 115 posters at the event, and 11 of them took home $500...
Seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. One in three people over the age of 85 deal with it. Early detection is key, so that people can start treatment. But unfortunately, diagnosis can involve expensive procedures like a PET scan or a spinal tap....
PITTSBURGH — Research in Sweden shows that when blood tests are quantified in primary care settings, they are more than 90 accurate in identifying the presence of pathological proteins in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a new study...
