Topics: College of Medicine Research

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McLaughlin leads research on identifying minimally invasive biomarkers for multiple sclerosis

Apr 10, 2018

A study led by Patricia McLaughlin, professor of neural and behavior sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, may show a new way to monitor the progression and treatment of multiple sclerosis.

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Flavor affects free radicals produced by e-cigarettes

Apr 9, 2018

The flavor of an e-cigarette may affect more than a consumer's taste buds, according to Penn State researchers who say the chemicals that make up the different flavors also produce different levels of free radicals.

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Primary care doctors may be unsure when kids' bad moods are serious or not

Apr 5, 2018

All children have moments of moodiness, but family medicine doctors and pediatricians may doubt their abilities to tell the difference between normal irritability and possibly bigger issues, according to Penn State researchers.

Rosemary Manbachi, a Penn State Cancer Institute patient, rings a bell symbolizing the end of an individual's cancer treatment. Looking on are David L. Holmberg, president and CEO of Highmark Health (left), and Dr. Ray Hohl, director of Penn State Cancer Institute (center). A blue backdrop contains the Highmark Health and Penn State Health logos.

Highmark Health grants $25 million to Penn State Health to advance cancer research and innovative therapies

Apr 5, 2018

The grant will provide support for development of new cancer treatment drugs, clinical trials to test promising new therapies and recruitment of leading cancer researchers in key disciplines.

Dickinson Law event to focus on lawyers as partners in healthcare

Mar 29, 2018

Learn about the broad entrepreneurial ecosystem and how law and healthcare are closely intertwined within the commercialization of new technologies during the next Innovation Forum and Café taking place 2 to 7:30 p.m. April 17 at Dickinson Law in Carlisle.

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2018 class of KL2 scholars use dedicated time to advance translational research

Mar 27, 2018

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's KL2 scholars program invests in early-career faculty by giving researchers establishing themselves in their fields dedicated time to help their findings benefit human health more quickly while becoming successful, independent translational scientists.

Kevin Harter, professor of practice of entrepreneurship and the director of the Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine, left, takes part in a discussion following Steven Johnson's talk at Penn State Harrisburg in March. Harter is pictured at left in a group of four seated people in business attire. The four are engaged in conversation in a large meeting space.

Talk at Penn State Harrisburg focused on patterns of innovation in history

Mar 26, 2018

Popular science author and media theorist Steven Johnson presented “Innovation: Where Good Ideas Come From” at Penn State Harrisburg in mid-March.

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Biomedical sciences student attends competitive NIAID program

Mar 23, 2018

Nathalie Fuentes, a third-year biomedical sciences PhD student at Penn State College of Medicine, was selected from among hundreds of students nationwide to participate in a program at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Fellowship equips investigators to engage the community in research

Mar 19, 2018

The Community-Engaged Research Core Faculty Fellowship Program, offered by Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute, is a yearlong opportunity that matches a researcher with a mentor. Gina Brelsford, PhD, is using the program to improve her study the role of religion and spirituality in coping by parents of children in the NICU.

Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program co-directors Leslie Parent, MD (left), and Robert Levenson, PhD (right), are seen with four of the five program students who matched with residencies during the March 2018 Match Day celebration. The students are, from left, Paul Hsu, Jeffrey Nguyen, Ron Panganiban and Francis LeBlanc. Nicholas Sterling, who also matched, is not pictured. The six people are seen standing in a line in a crowded room, smiling, wearing dress clothes, with their arms around each other.

MD/PhD students find residency matches

Mar 16, 2018

The five Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program students who are in their fourth year of medical training received their residency destinations during the March 2018 Match Day celebration.

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