Dec 7, 2020
White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die – but that’s not good news.
Dec 1, 2020
Cancer cases in adolescents and young adults have risen by 30% during the last four decades, with kidney cancer rising at the greatest rate, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Nov 30, 2020
Penn State held its third annual Cancer Research Day conference Oct. 31, 2020, via Zoom.
Nov 23, 2020
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine are participating in a $10 million project to better understand why males and females have different survival rates with a common and deadly type of brain cancer.
Nov 19, 2020
A genetic modification in the ‘coat’ of a brain infection-causing virus may allow it to escape antibodies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Nov 18, 2020
Faculty at Penn State College of Medicine received a total of more than $38 million in research funding in August and September 2020.
Nov 17, 2020
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils are equally or less effective at inhibiting the growth of certain cancer cells compared to pure CBD, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Nov 10, 2020
Medical diagnoses involving alcohol-related disorders, substance-related disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors – commonly referred to as diseases of despair – increased in Pennsylvania health insurance claims between the years 2007 and 2018, according to researchers.
Nov 9, 2020
Doctors may soon be able to more accurately diagnose concussions by measuring the number of certain molecules in a person’s saliva, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Oct 29, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine presented its 2020 Research Recognition Awards immediately following the fall Dean’s lecture Oct. 29.
