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...there anyone left to feel sorry for? Even a team like Pittsburgh, as horrible as they are now, enjoyed a pretty remarkable stretch of making the postseason during the early 90s. And that was back when only two teams made the playoffs from each league, as opposed to the four teams that qualify...
...more, the benefits may not be limited to Parkinson's but may also be used to treat Huntington's, Lou Gehrig's and even Alzheimer's disease--all of which have similar neurodegenerative roots and may respond to similar drugs. Says neurobiologist Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh: "A breakthrough in any of these diseases could have an impact on the others...
...biggest payoff may come from understanding the genetics of mental illness. Using gene-chip technology, a team at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recently spotted the same mutation in the DNA of 10 schizophrenic patients. The flaw was in a gene on chromosome 1 called RGS4, which controls the duration of signals in a nerve cell. Intriguingly, the mutation showed up in the brain's visual, motor and cognitive centers. That could account for schizophrenics' hallucinations and attention problems, says team leader Pat Levitt...
...refocused Alcoa on its core products, made a huge push for workplace safety, sold its corporate aircraft and hacked away at decades of hierarchy to help encourage ideas from the bottom up. He worked out of a 9-ft. by 9-ft. cubicle on the top floor of the Pittsburgh, Pa., headquarters. "It's a pretty nice cubicle," said a friend, "but it's still a cubicle...
Until they enlarge the puck and get skating cheerleaders, hockey will remain the Ringo Starr of American sports. Still, Ringo had his Octopus's Garden, and hockey had its equivalent last week with the triumphant return of former Pittsburgh Penguin star--and current Penguin owner--MARIO LEMIEUX. Retired for 3 1/2 years, Lemieux promised he wouldn't come back unless his skills were still sharp; in his first game he proved they were, notching a goal and two assists. "It was a great moment, the kind of moment I will cherish for a long time," said Lemieux, who speaks sports...