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REACTIVE ARTHRITIS IS FUELED BY AMYLOID PROTEIN DURING SALMONELLA INFECTION, TEMPLE SCIENTISTS REPORT, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Like the infrastructure of an apartment building, a fibrous protein known as curli amyloid that is produced by bacteria provides the supportive framework for biofilms – thick extracellular substances [...]
TEMPLE RECEIVES $12M NIH GRANT TO RESEARCH MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEART DISEASE AND PURSUE INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. But significant disparities exist in the incidence and severity of heart disease, particularly between men and women, and major barriers [...]
HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIAC REHAB PROGRAM WINS REACCREDITATION, PENN STATE HEALTH
More than three-quarters of the patients in Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program find their depression decreases, half of patients see their strength nearly [...]
SPOTLIGHT ON WISTAR COVID-19 RESEARCHER: PAUL LIEBERMAN, PH.D., THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
Creating a new drug from scratch takes many years and billions of dollars. While discovery of new molecules against SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses is imperative, the world also [...]
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT WISTAR: LIFE SCIENCE STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
As our state economy faces a long slog back to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wistar is poised to assist with the development of the workforce that will help [...]
NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS A RARE GENE MUTATION LINKED TO CANCER RISK IN THE ASHKENAZI JEWISH POPULATION, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
Dr. Maureen Murphy, Ira Brind Professor and program leader of the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program of The Wistar Institute Cancer Center, has been investigating the importance of inherited [...]
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NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS A RARE GENE MUTATION LINKED TO CANCER RISK IN THE ASHKENAZI JEWISH POPULATION, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
Dr. Maureen Murphy, Ira Brind Professor and program leader of the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program of The Wistar Institute Cancer Center, has been investigating the importance of inherited [...]
THE WISTAR INSTITUTE AND CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY FORGE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO EXPAND LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH TRAINING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
The Wistar Institute and Cheyney University of Pennsylvania have launched a strategic collaboration uniting the nation’s first independent biomedical research institute and the nation’s first historically Black college and [...]
LACOE APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT OF VIRTUAL CARE FOR PENN STATE HEALTH, PENN STATE HEALTH
In the wake of COVID-19, appointments through Penn State Health OnDemand have increased by 7,500% over the previous year. With its convenience and high patient ratings — an average [...]
HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER RANKS AMONG NATION’S BEST HOSPITALS FOR ORTHOPEDIC CARE, PENN STATE HEALTH
Hershey Medical Center is recognized as “high performing” in six additional specialties: gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology and lung surgery and urology. Overall, U.S. [...]
WOMEN WHO DELIVER BY C-SECTION ARE LESS LIKELY TO CONCEIVE SUBSEQUENT CHILDREN, PENN STATE HEALTH
Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section (C-section) are less likely to conceive a second child than those who deliver vaginally, despite being just as likely to [...]
MEDICAL HUMANITIES PROGRAM OPENS DOORS FOR JENNA KWIECINSKI MEDHUM’20, BMS’20, UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES
Jenna Kwiecinski MedHum’20, BMS’20 was not unfamiliar with science and research when she came to USciences. Having gone to a science-based vocational high school, Kwiecinski was awarded a scholarship [...]
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