wINTER 2010/11

In this issue

HOW LITTLE WE KNOW

Geriatric medicine is a field begging for exploration as the ranks of the elderly swell.
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Of Note

  • Superbiocomputer.
  • Old drug, new trick.
  • Doctor's ladies.

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Departments

Closer [PDF 283 KB]
Sci-prep.

Investigations
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Highly evolved motor skills.
The Great White of pregnancy.
Blazing a path to independence.

Attending [PDF 1.3 MB]
The secrets of a great teacher.

Alumni News [PDF 844 KB]
Remembering Detre, Egorin, and McCarty.
Robert Higgins runs interference for transplant patients.

Last Call [PDF 127 KB]
Med students kick up some dirt.

Features

Autoimmunity's True North?

A young Pitt researcher suggests that scientists may be looking in the wrong place to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
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Passions Found

Three Pitt med students were granted the opportunity to travel abroad and grapple with the diseases and conditions affecting the bottom billion.
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The Rarely Seen Physician

Pitt pathologists are bending time, closing distance, fixing errors before they happen, and delving deeper into the cell to turn a traditional discipline into something new.
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