Being exposed to PFAS—a class of chemicals found in drinking water—has been linked to higher rates of cancer, heart disease, thyroid dysfunction and other conditions. School of Dentistry researchers R. Constance Wiener and Christopher Waters studied whether PFAS exposure is also associated with tooth decay. They found that children who had higher concentrations of a particular PFAS were more likely to have higher rates of tooth decay.
Research
The School of Social Work and the LGBTQ+ Center are pleased to offer a presentation and Q&A session focused on community-based participatory research with LGBTQ+ populations and rural populations Feb. 27, from 1-3 p.m. at the LGBTQ+ Center (724 College Ave).
This free Research Commons workshop will cover how to perform data analysis and data visualization for quantitative and qualitative statistics in a data set using SPSS.
The School of Medicine Vice Chair of Research and Professor, Dr. Judith Feinberg has won a “You Make a Difference” award from the Pittsburgh-based Community Liver Alliance. She joins others who were recognized by the organization for an awards luncheon in Pittsburgh scheduled today (Feb. 7).
The School of Public Health Office of Health Services Research is holding a Lunch and Learn session Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Biomedical Research Center (301 Erma Byrd).
Bingyun Li’s paper titled “Bacteria antibiotic resistance: New challenges and opportunities for implant-associated orthopaedic infections” was selected as a Top Cited Article by the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, the official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society.