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.
Nov 15, 2019
When it comes to nicotine delivery, not all electronic cigarettes are created equally, according to Penn State researchers
Nov 7, 2019
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have developed a new method to model how genes interact with each other – and it may someday contribute to the development of personalized treatments for patients.
Oct 31, 2019
Middle-aged adults with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke could be at increased risk for cancer and early death when sleeping less than six hours per day, according to new research from Penn State College of Medicine published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Oct 25, 2019
Penn State College of Medicine faculty are part of a team investigating the use of haptic robotic training in a simulation environment to reduce health complications from central venous catheter placement.
Oct 17, 2019
Adapting features of the electronic medical record system used by doctors in caring for their patients may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance, according to Penn State research.
