Topics: College of Medicine Research

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$3M grant seeks bioprinted solution for reconstructive surgery’s blood problem

Sep 8, 2025

When patients undergo reconstructive surgery for devastating injuries, one of the biggest obstacles surgeons face is restoring blood supply to the repaired tissue. With a new $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Penn State are taking on this challenge by combining advanced 3D bioprinting with a novel surgical method, known as micropuncture.

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Antibody-making cells reveal new function in response to flu infection

Sep 4, 2025

A study led by researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine has uncovered a new function of the immune cells that are known for making antibodies.

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Q&A: What would reclassifying marijuana mean for medical research?

Aug 27, 2025

There may be a major change in national drug policy coming soon.

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Are you a champion? Research staff invited to share their expertise as CTSI Research Champions

Apr 24, 2025

The Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) invites experienced research staff to become CTSI Research Champions.

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

Apr 22, 2025

A new analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative found that oral hormone therapy may improve biomarkers of cardiovascular health, including cholesterol, over the long-term in women in menopause.

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College of Medicine joins research team testing the impact of video on visit communication for people with ALS

Apr 11, 2025

The Department of Neurology at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Neuroscience Institute are part of a research group that has received a five-year, $13 million funding award […]

Q&A: How can drug repurposing lower drug costs and improve care?

Apr 3, 2025

One way to potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs? Find new uses for existing medication, which is the idea behind drug repurposing.

Q&A: Effective interventions and policies to reduce tobacco-caused harm

Apr 2, 2025

Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and of psychiatry and behavioral health at the Penn State College of Medicine, has studied tobacco use for 35 years.

Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight

Mar 10, 2025

Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study.

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Q&A: Turning THON fundraising into lifesaving medical treatments

Feb 28, 2025

Chandrika Behura, associate professor of pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine, is one of the physician-scientists whose research on pediatric cancer is supported by Four Diamonds.

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