Jun 18, 2013
Treating patients with dementia can be viewed as a difficult task for doctors, but Penn State College of Medicine researchers say storytelling may be one way to improve medical students' […]
Jun 17, 2013
Understanding how gastric bypass surgery changes the properties of nerve cells that help regulate the digestive system could lead to new treatments that produce the same results without surgery.
May 31, 2013
In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other, but now many will join together against a common foe — cancer.
Mar 14, 2013
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is deeply concerned about the impact that sequestration will have on programs that are vital to the health of those we serve.
Feb 6, 2013
A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of the protein in cancer therapy, according to a team of researchers.
Jan 25, 2013
Keith Cheng, MD, Ph.D., has been named a Penn State University Distinguished Professor, in recognition of his academic contribution to Penn State.
Dec 18, 2012
The spread of cancer cells may be slowed by targeting the protein km23-1, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Dec 10, 2012
Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Dec 6, 2012
Penn State College of Medicine received a $3.9 million award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health for research to find biomarkers for Parkinson's disease.
Dec 4, 2012
Selective targeting of the neurotransmitter that differentially affects brain cells that control the two distinct functions of the pancreas may allow for new medication therapies for conditions like diabetes, dyspepsia and […]