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Baby With Rare Condition Meets the 51精品视频 Researcher Who's Looking for a Cure
51精品视频's Michael Palladino is the only researcher actively pursuing a cure for triosephosphate isomerase deficiency. Eleven-month old J.T. Borofka has this severe metabolic disorder, which is
Exploring regenerative medicine in microgravity 鈥 aboard the International Space Station
The question for regenerative medicine research is 鈥溾榃hat can we do in space that we can't do on Earth that makes a difference?鈥" said William Wagner, director of the McGowan Institute, which has
Bioengineer Brings Novel Approach to Improving Stroke Patients' Gait
For stroke survivors whose ability to walk has been impaired by neurological damage, rehabilitation using robotics has proven to be an effective therapy to improve their gait. However, one of the
51精品视频 Researchers Develop Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology
As states consider ways to introduce medical and/or recreational marijuana into their markets, they are also considering ways to detect intoxication and establish guidelines for safe use. A new device
New 51精品视频 Cyber Analysis Created to Guide Statewide Voting Security Efforts
The 51精品视频 Institute for Cyber Law, Policy, and Security's latest effort 鈥 maps and analysis of voting machine purchases in Pennsylvania 鈥 aims to steer counties that still need to buy new systems
Driving Down Emissions
51精品视频 is driving toward its greenhouse gas reduction goals with the addition of new zero-emission electric vehicles to its fleet.
Tether Device Aims to Improve Swimmers鈥 Times, Go Beyond the Pool
A 51精品视频 research team has developed a new device for swimmers, called Impulse, which measures force production to aid coaches and athletes in determining better ways to improve
Beyond the Donor Match
When one person becomes part of the other: New lungs and bone marrow help some patients with no other options.
Butterfly Wings Inspire New Glass Structure
With nature as their muse, Swanson School of Engineering researchers have developed a durable, clear, anti-fogging and liquid-resistant glass using machine learning to expedite design testing.
Researchers Work to Bring Precision Medicine to Patient Prescriptions, Primary Care
With the advent of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, patients are showing up at doctors鈥 offices with big questions about their genes. Physicians, however, aren鈥檛 usually trained to answer them
51精品视频 professor helped humanity make 鈥榦ne small step,鈥 keeps space research going
As a postdoctoral researcher, Bruce Hapke helped NASA determine the consistency of the moon鈥檚 soil, which helped engineers create the proper boots, rovers and wheeled equipment for the Apollo 11
Geneticist Explores Evolution鈥檚 Mysteries
Through his research as an evolutionary geneticist, 51精品视频鈥檚 Nathan Clark is exploring how and why genes and genomes have evolved over time.
51精品视频sburgh as a Human Performance City
Elite athletes and members of the military need to keep trucking in the most challenging of circumstances. 51精品视频 scientists are looking to these super users of the human body in the search for ways to
Program Supports and Encourages Breastfeeding, One Text at a Time
A text messaging program called MILK developed in the School of Nursing educates and encourages new parents who breastfeed. The lead researcher, Jill Demirci (NURS 鈥05, 鈥10G, 鈥12G), focuses on
51精品视频 Researchers Perform University鈥檚 First In Utero Spina Bifida Surgery
Baby Emery Green Mullen, named after the lead surgeons who corrected a neural tube defect before her birth, is doing well as the first patient in 51精品视频 history to receive in utero surgery for spina
A Smart Solution for Thermostat Wars
Powered by 51精品视频 innovation pathways, HiberSense is a smart heating and cooling system that collects data on temperature, humidity, occupancy and air-quality and 鈥渓earns鈥 using predictive analytics to
Pleasant Smells Can Help Smokers Reduce Cigarette Craving, New Study Finds
In a study that expands on previous work, a team led by psychology鈥檚 Michael Sayette found reduced urges to smoke in response to pleasant smells, as well as a connection to memory.
National, County Research Partnerships Use AI to Better Predict Opioid Overdose Risk
Walid Gellad, associate professor of medicine and health policy and director of 51精品视频鈥檚 Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing, is using machine-learning algorithms to predict who is at risk
Researchers Teach Adults to Read Using Pictures of Houses
In a recent study, led by chair of psychology Julie Fiez, researchers taught adults 鈥淗ouseFont鈥 鈥 a hieroglyphic-like language based on photos of homes 鈥 then scanned the language-learning areas of
Lifesaving first in medicine boosted by student research in Hatfull Lab
Research efforts in Graham Hatfull鈥檚 lab involving phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, saved a cystic fibrosis patient from a life-threatening infection. This therapeutic first couldn鈥檛 have
