Topics: College of Medicine Research

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Cannabinoids may affect activity of other pharmaceuticals

Aug 3, 2020

Cannabinoid-containing products may alter the effects of some prescription drugs, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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Penn State Health, College of Medicine team develops protocols for managing newborns exposed to mothers with COVID-19

Aug 3, 2020

A team at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine developed guidelines for managing newborns exposed to mothers with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

Posters advertising a variety of clinical research trials at Penn State College of Medicine are seen on a College bulletin board in summer 2016. The image shows five posters in a line, with the center one in focus and the others out-of-focus in the background.

Institution adopts Greenphire ClinCards for research study reimbursement and payment

Aug 1, 2020

Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health have transitioned away from gift cards and checks for reimbursement/payment for clinical research participants. Greenphire ClinCards will replace all previous forms of reimbursement/payment.

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L-type calcium channel blockers may contribute to heart failure

Jul 30, 2020

L-type calcium channel blockers (LCCBs) - the most widely used drugs for treating hypertension - may harm the heart as much as help it, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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Caught in the act – microscopy reveals key detail in retrovirus replication

Jul 29, 2020

A protein that is critical for retrovirus replication may select viral genetic material for packaging within the nuclei of host cells, rather than in the cytoplasm, as was previously believed.

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Gowda receives cancer research grant from St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Jul 23, 2020

Are two drugs better than one when it comes to treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia? Funding from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will help a Penn State College of Medicine investigator answer that question.

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Holmes advances bladder, bowel dysfunction studies in preclinical spinal cord injury research

Jul 20, 2020

Dr. Gregory Holmes, professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, joined leaders in spinal cord injury care and research, including directors at the National Institutes of Health and representatives from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, to advance research in neurogenic bladder and bowel following spinal cord injury.

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Penn State part of national collaboration gathering big data to accelerate COVID-19 fight

Jul 17, 2020

Penn State is one of 15 institutions participating in a national collaboration to turn data from hundreds of thousands of medical records from coronavirus patients into effective treatments and predictive tools.

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Liver Center investigators publish several key research findings

Jul 16, 2020

Investigators from Penn State Health Liver Center published their research findings in several academic journals in early 2020.

A map of cell types in a developing mouse brain

Researcher develops method for mapping brain cell change, development in mice

Jul 13, 2020

Penn State researchers have developed a new method for studying key moments in brain development.

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