Media Relations


 News Releases
New Genetic Markers for Ulcerative Colitis Identified, Researchers Report in Nature Genetics
Monday, January 05, 2009
An international team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers has identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis.
UPMC Sports Medicine to Host Year’s Inaugural Training Seminar for Participants of the Dick’s Sporting Goods/Pittsburgh Marathon
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
As medical sponsor of the 2009 Dick’s Sporting Goods/Pittsburgh Marathon, UPMC Sports Medicine will host the first of three free training seminars for marathon participants.
UPMC Creates ‘Condition L’ Safety Procedure to Rapidly Find Missing Patients
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Modeled after other rapid response teams used in hospital emergencies, Condition L will mobilize hospital staff from across the facility for a comprehensive, systematic search in the rare cases when patients wander away from their units.

 Research News
Arsenic May Increase Risks For Cardiovascular Disease at Current EPA-Regulated Drinking Water Standards
Thursday, November 13, 2008
When mice are exposed to arsenic at federally-approved levels for drinking water, pores in liver blood vessels close, potentially leading to cardiovascular disease, say University of Pittsburgh researchers.
Impulse Control Region in Brain Affected in Teens with Genetic Vulnerability for Alcoholism
Thursday, November 06, 2008
A new study suggests that genetic factors influence size variations in a certain region of the brain, which could in turn be partly responsible for increased susceptibility to alcohol dependence.
Pitt Team Receives $3 Million NIH Grant to Pursue Biochip-Based Lung Research
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Researchers have been awarded approximately $3 million from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the first study using novel biochip technology to compare gene activity in different smoking-related chronic lung diseases.

 In The News

 Events at UPMC / Pitt
Media Advisory: Infectious Disease Expert to Speak at 2008 Cutler Lecture
The 2008 John C. Cutler Memorial Lecture in Global Health sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity: 10th Annual ‘Cameos of Caring’ Event Honors Area Nurses
10th Annual Cameos of Caring awards gala sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
World AIDS Day 2008 Commemoration Honors Those Living and Lost To HIV/AIDS
To honor World AIDS Day 2008, the Pitt Men’s Study at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is sponsoring a multi-faith service at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1 at Heinz Chapel in Oakland.