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Pitt Psychiatry Faculty Members Invited to Contribute to World Alzheimer Report 

Pitt Psychiatry Faculty Members Invited to Contribute to World Alzheimer Report 

by Fernando Rigon | Dec 13, 2021 | News

In fall 2021, Alzheimer’s Disease International published World Alzheimer Report 2021: Journey though the diagnosis of dementia, a compendium of research on the disease, currently the seventh leading cause of mortality worldwide. The report addresses numerous...
Nature Medicine: Microglial Activation Is Involved in the Spread of Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease

Nature Medicine: Microglial Activation Is Involved in the Spread of Tau Tangles in Alzheimer’s Disease

by Fernando Rigon | Nov 5, 2021 | News

Investigators including Pitt Psychiatry’s Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology), have published a paper in Nature Medicine investigating the correlation between microglial activation, abnormal tau tangles (a...
Is Inflammation In The Brain Causing Alzheimer’s Disease?

Is Inflammation In The Brain Causing Alzheimer’s Disease?

by Fernando Rigon | Sep 10, 2021 | News

The brain of a person with Alzheimer’s disease has a few hallmark traits. First, a buildup of plaques made of proteins called amyloid beta. Second, are tangles of another protein, called tau, within individual neurons. A third major indicator is inflammation. While...
Brain Tissue Inflammation Drives Alzheimer’s Disease

Brain Tissue Inflammation Drives Alzheimer’s Disease

by Fernando Rigon | Aug 26, 2021 | News

PITTSBURGH – Neuroinflammation is the key driver of the spread of pathologically misfolded proteins in the brain and causes cognitive impairment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of...
Pitt Psychiatry Hosts a Tremendous Research “Half” Day

Pitt Psychiatry Hosts a Tremendous Research “Half” Day

by Fernando Rigon | Jun 14, 2021 | News

On June 9, 2021, the Department of Psychiatry held its 2nd virtual Research Day, featuring presentations on health equity research, a speed dat(a)ing session, a keynote address, and honors and awards.  The event was billed as a Research “Half” Day, as we hope and...
Pitt Psychiatry Investigators Report New Findings in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia & Late-Life Depression Research

Pitt Psychiatry Investigators Report New Findings in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia & Late-Life Depression Research

by Fernando Rigon | May 17, 2021 | News

Acta Neuropathologica: Plasma P-Tau231, A New Biomarker for Incipient Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology Scientists including Tharick Pascoal, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology) from Pitt Psychiatry have published the discovery...
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