Category: Research

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

Apr 22, 2025

A new analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative found that oral hormone therapy may improve biomarkers of cardiovascular health, including cholesterol, over the long-term in women in menopause.

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College of Medicine joins research team testing the impact of video on visit communication for people with ALS

Apr 11, 2025

The Department of Neurology at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Neuroscience Institute are part of a research group that has received a five-year, $13 million funding award […]

Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

Apr 3, 2025

One way to potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs? Find new uses for existing medication, which is the idea behind drug repurposing.

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm

Apr 2, 2025

Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and of psychiatry and behavioral health at the Penn State College of Medicine, has studied tobacco use for 35 years.

Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight

Mar 10, 2025

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study.

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Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments

Feb 28, 2025

Chandrika Behura, associate professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, is one of the physician-scientists whose research on pediatric cancer is supported by Four Diamonds.

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Timing and regularity of sleep may be key for adolescent heart health

Feb 18, 2025

Late nights and erratic sleep schedules can impact young people’s heart health in later life, according to a team led by researchers from Penn State College of Medicine.

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Celebrating excellence in research: Penn State College of Medicine faculty shine at NAPCRG conference and awards

Feb 13, 2025

The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine made a remarkable showing in primary care research at the North American Primary Care Research Group in late November.

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College of Medicine researchers awarded more than $6 million to study heart function in women with preeclampsia

Feb 3, 2025

Penn State College of Medicine has been awarded $6.1 million to advance the study of heart function in women who have experienced severe preeclampsia.

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PA Breast Cancer Coalition awards $200,000 in breast cancer research grants to Penn State Cancer Institute

Jan 31, 2025

The PA Breast Cancer Coalition presented $200,000 in breast cancer research grants to Penn State Cancer Institute.

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