Topics: Discovery Digest

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Dance with me? Study uses music to soothe dementia patients, caregivers

Aug 3, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine researchers evaluated the effects of personalized music interventions on people with dementia and their caregivers.

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Four Diamonds elevates commitment to curing pediatric cancer with new innovation initiative

Aug 3, 2022

Four Diamonds and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are strengthening their commitment to conquering childhood cancer with the creation of a new virtual center designed to bolster pediatric cancer research efforts.

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Meet the 2022-2023 T32 Penn State Primary Care Research fellows

Jul 29, 2022

The Penn State Primary Care Research Fellowship welcomes its new and continuing fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Penn State lends statistical expertise to nearly $31 million asthma clinical trial

Jul 27, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine will receive a nearly $31 million funding award to conduct a large-scale, comparative study on asthma therapies for patients 12 and older.

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American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine recognizes College of Medicine training program

Jul 22, 2022

The American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine recognized Penn State College of Medicine’s Master of Science in Laboratory Animal Medicine program for the quality and consistency of its training.

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College of Medicine research-based startup works toward helping to treat diabetic wounds

Jul 22, 2022

A Penn State College of Medicine research-based startup ElkosRx is working to bring its topical treatment for early-stage diabetic foot ulcers to the market.

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Novel drug combo activates natural killer cell immunity to destroy cancer cells

Jul 22, 2022

College of Medicine research showed that when cancer drugs fail, a unique combination of drugs could harness an under-targeted part of the immune system to join the fight.

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Advance care planning project co-led by College of Medicine expands scope

Jul 22, 2022

The Project Talk Trial, a national study of two advance care planning interventions in underserved communities, will soon expand its reach through a partnership with Penn State College of Medicine researchers to include individuals with mild cognitive impairment and those at risk for Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias.

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Research project explores disparities in hospital patient transfers

Jul 20, 2022

College of Medicine researchers are joining a project that will explore health disparities in hospital patient transfers.

Institutes of Energy and the Environment seed grants explore how environment affects health

Jul 20, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine researchers received Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment seed grants to explore how the environment affects health.

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