Dec 7, 2018
A project funded through a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Bridges to Translation Pilot Grant is helping clinicians use video to assess patients' vitals.
Nov 30, 2018
Dr. Deepa Sekhar will partner with six urban Pennsylvania public high schools and involve more than 9,000 students in research to address the rise of depression and suicide in children.
Nov 27, 2018
A research team at Penn State College of Medicine will study universal school based screening of adolescents for major depressive disorder with the help of a three-year, $2 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Nov 8, 2018
A clinical trial led by Dr. John Elfar, an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine, won the 2018 CureAccelerator Live! philanthropic pitch event on Oct. 17.
Nov 1, 2018
The Center for Medical Genomics at Penn State brings together researchers in medicine, genomics, biochemistry, statistics and computer science to advance basic genomic research and personalized medicine and translate that research into new diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive medical strategies.
Oct 31, 2018
When testing an intervention that is trying to modify health attitudes or behaviors – like a smoking cessation program – the Multiphase Optimization Strategy, or MOST, approaches the research process from a vantage point borrowed from the engineering world.
Oct 25, 2018
The Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine honored leaders in innovation and discovery, as well as student work, during a ceremony at the University Conference Center on Oct. 17.
Oct 22, 2018
Seven students are participating in Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's TL1 Predoctoral Training Program for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Oct 15, 2018
Dr. Colin Barnstable has stepped down as chair of the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine after serving in that role for 12 years. Dr. Sue Grigson, professor of neural and behavioral sciences, has been appointed interim chair.
Oct 12, 2018
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded a $416,000 grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a pilot program to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy.