Dec 21, 2017
Implanting a shunt or endoscopically reducing intracranial pressure and reducing fluid production are equally effective in treating infants with hydrocephalus caused by brain infections, according to an international team of researchers, but endoscopy may have fewer down-the-line complications.
Dec 1, 2017
The 2017 Innovation Awards were presented Nov. 28 at Penn State College of Medicine, honoring those throughout the organization who had innovative ideas move forward through the execution of license agreements, receipt of patents or formation of startup companies based on Penn State technology.
Nov 20, 2017
Clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Oct 30, 2017
Feng Yue, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Penn State College of Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $1.91 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health. The award will help to support his study on how genetic variants contribute to gene regulation and three-dimensional organization of DNA molecules that influence human diseases.
Oct 25, 2017
According to a group of Penn State researchers, the best way for children to benefit from both the positive and negative themes they see in movies is through coviewing, or watching and discussing the film with a parent or other adult.
Oct 18, 2017
A rare cancer in patients with breast implants may be on the rise, but not all patients and physicians may be aware of the risks associated with the procedure, according to a group of Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Oct 12, 2017
Few people may want to spend a Saturday night planning their end-of-life care, but playing a game designed to spur conversation about advance care planning may be a more enjoyable way to ease into the process, according to researchers.
Oct 6, 2017
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have reported the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons in the mouse brain.
Aug 25, 2017
Influenza vaccination rates in children may have decreased for the 2016-2017 influenza season because of a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the nasal spray version of the vaccine not be used, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Aug 15, 2017
New information about how and where the innate immune system fights off viral infections that enter through the skin could lead to better treatments for viruses like Zika, dengue and measles, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.