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Grillis save streak ends as Reds rally

Jay Bruce ended Jason Grilli's saves streak with a solo homer in the ninth, and Brandon Philips singled with the bases loaded in the 13th inning on Wednesday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh ...
Local Hit Run Victim Revisits 2010 Accident

GREEN TREE (KDKA) — John Timbario can’t recall much from that night back in October 2010 when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in front of his Green Tree home. Timbario, 62, had gone outside to move his car from the street to his driveway when he was run over and tossed into the air, landing on the street. He says he remembers waking up 16 hours later in a hospital with a ...
Fire Engulfs Home In Sheraden

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A fire sent crews to a home in Pittsburgh's Sheraden neighborhood late Wednesday night. The two-alarm fire broke out around 10 p.m. in the 3100-block of Landis ...
Local Brothers Charged In Craigslist Scam

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two brothers are accused of using Craigslist to dupe hundreds of people out of thousands of dollars. Daniel and David Isabella live in Pittsburgh's Overbrook neighborhood. Daniel claims he's not been charged with anything. He claims the grand jury indictment is not ...
West Homestead Shooting Investigated

WEST HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a shooting Wednesday evening in West Homestead. The gunfire rang out before 9 p.m. in the 200-block of East 14th ...

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Requirements change for Pittsburgh police officers who evaluate potential recruits

There will be a change in requirements for Pittsburgh police officers who serve as oral board examination assessors, responsible for evaluating potential recruits, Public Safety Director Michael Huss said on ...
Golf courses in the Pittsburgh suburbs looking good this summer

This is part one of the Cranberry Journal's list of area golf courses. Players can use this as a quick reference guide to find their favorite places to play or look for a new ...
Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma 5K scheduled for July in North Park

Race-day registration will be $25 and opens at 7:00 a.m. with the race to begin at 9:00. Proceeds benefit the Pitt Cancer Institute Sarcoma Research and the Sarcoma Foundation of ...
Gateway grad Kromka returns to Pittsburgh Pro-Am court

Gateway graduate Mike Kromka will mix it up with some the area's top basketball talent in the annual Pittsburgh Pro-Am league. Games are set to begin June ...
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Few things can satisfy on a hot summer day like homemade ice cream. WTAE Channel 4 Action News wanted to highlight a few of our newsroom's favorite places, and we want you to share your favorite hot spots for cool treats. Comment at the bottom of this story or ...

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Soon! Breathalyzer to detect and monitor diabetes

Chemists at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated a sensor technology that could significantly simplify the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes through breath analysis alone.

Even before blood tests are administered, those with diabetes often recognize the condition's symptoms through their breath acetone-a characteristic "fruity" odor that increases significantly with high glucose levels.

The Pitt team was interested in this biomarker as a possible diagnostic tool.

"Once patients are diagnosed with diabetes, they have to monitor their condition for the rest of their lives," said Alexander Star, principal investigator of the project and Pitt associate professor of chemistry.

"Current monitoring devices are mostly based on blood glucose analysis, so the development of alternative devices that are noninvasive, inexpensive, and provide easy-to-use breath analysis could completely change the paradigm of self-monitoring diabetes," he noted.

Together with his colleagues-Dan Sorescu, a research physicist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, and Mengning Ding, a Pitt graduate student studying chemistry-Star used what's called a "sol-gel approach," a method for using small molecules (often on a nanoscale level) to produce solid ma

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