Category: Research

Group of Penn State Health physicians and staff hold oversized Hyundai Hope on Wheels checks totaling $500,000 for pediatric cancer research and care, with a child standing in front of the group.

Penn State physician-researcher awarded $400,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant for pediatric cancer research

Sep 15, 2026

Golisano Children’s Hospital’s receives $100,000 Impact Award Hyundai Hope on Wheels has awarded a $400,000 2026 Scholar Hope Grant to Dr. Sinisa Dovat, professor and vice chair for basic science […]

Healthcare provider in a medical exam room performing breast ultrasound exam on a woman.

Breast density laws linked to higher ultrasound use after mammography

Sep 10, 2026

Two kinds of legislation can help drive supplemental imaging for women with dense breasts, according to researchers from Penn State College of Medicine.

A doctor checks a young adult patient's heart with a stethoscope.

Q&A: Why does an irregular heart beat show up 40 years early for some people?

Sep 10, 2026

Dawood Darbar, new chair of the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, discusses how his work fits into a broader effort to identify at-risk patients before they ever have a stroke.

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute leadership and scholars smile and listen attentively to a colleague speak during a meeting in a conference room.

NIH awards Penn State CTSI $28.2M to improve rural health

Sep 8, 2026

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at Penn State College of Medicine recently received a seven-year, $28.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

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Penn State College of Medicine hosts national gathering of medicinal plant researchers

Aug 20, 2026

Experts gathered in Hershey for the American Council for Medicinally Active Plants annual conference, hosted by Penn State College of Medicine.

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Q&A: Are environmental chemicals and endometrial cancer linked?

Aug 11, 2026

Researchers at Penn State are investigating whether exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the environment may play a role in the development of endometrial cancer.

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Kids received mental health treatment in record numbers after pandemic

Aug 4, 2026

When schools closed in the spring of 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment in the United States fell by more than half. By 2022, that number had exceeded pre-pandemic levels.

A view from over the shoulder of a woman typing on a laptop computer. On the screen is a page within the Beat Childhood Cancer Research Consortium website that displays Study Finder search results.

Beat Childhood Cancer at Penn State College of Medicine launches WeTrials AI patient engagement platform

Jul 7, 2026

Beat Childhood Cancer has announced the implementation of the WeTrials AI-powered patient engagement platform to help families discover, understand and engage with pediatric cancer clinical research opportunities across the consortium’s study portfolio.

Close-up image of comfrey, a purple flower in a field of green.

Q&A: What does science say about plants as medicine?

Jun 25, 2026

Plants have always played an integral role in traditional medicine and healing practices, according to Kent Vrana, Elliot S. Vesell Professor of Pharmacology at Penn State College of Medicine, and they continue to shape health and medicine today.

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Four minutes of daily resistance training can quadruple fitness in older adults

Jun 12, 2026

Just four minutes of daily strengthening exercise dramatically increases key factors in quality of life for aging adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

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