Apr 16, 2020
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has begun enrolling participants in an international clinical trial evaluating an investigational antiviral drug, remdesivir, for treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Mar 9, 2020
A study conducted by Penn State faculty, including a Penn State College of Medicine assistant professor of public health sciences, provided new recommendations on how to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation.
Feb 26, 2020
A new study by researchers at Penn State finds that adults enjoy sweet e-cigarette flavors just as much as teens.
Feb 3, 2020
A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids were associated with a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Jan 29, 2020
A Penn State-led research project to develop a new, diagnostic, three-dimensional imaging technique will continue thanks to a four-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Jan 20, 2020
Patient enrollment in clinical trials as the first course of treatment after cancer diagnosis is low, despite the fact that enrollment may increase life expectancy, according to researchers at Penn State.
Dec 17, 2019
Penn State Addiction Center for Translation's Fifth Annual Addiction Symposium, held Dec. 10, 2019, brought together those across Penn State and in the community at large to hear new strategies for treating substance use disorder.
Dec 9, 2019
Two researchers have received NIH funding to study whether an already-approved drug can be used to reduce cravings and prevent relapse in those struggling with opioid addiction.
Nov 25, 2019
People living with or beyond cancer are more likely to die from stroke than the general public, according to new Penn State research, and certain types of cancer may boost the risk even more.
Nov 20, 2019
Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine identified a new gene mutation that may cause a type of familial thyroid cancer.