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New action plan shines spotlight on COPD
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NChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung disease that afflicts millions of Americans, haunts families and frustrates doctors and researchers. It is now the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer, costing Americans more than $32 billion a year.
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Using pig model to study diseases may help reduce drug failure rate
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Scientists may be able to minimize the failure rate of drugs for diseases linked to high-calorie diets, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, if they test treatments using a pig model, according to an international team of researchers. In a study, researchers found that pigs, which have gut bacterial…
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PSU students compare health policy concepts, ideologies and practices with those in Sweden
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UNIVERSITY PARK — A three-credit embedded course offered during “Maymester” afforded a dozen PSU students the opportunity to compare human resource and health policy concepts, ideologies and practices seen in the U.S. with those in Sweden. ‘The university likes to see interdisciplinary partnerships,’ said Dr. Diane Spokus, of the College of Health and Human…
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Discipline vaults Penn Stater into future opportunities
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When Hannah Mulhern is on the track, she can launch herself 13 feet, 6 inches into the air. This summer she is on a different track, and aiming much higher. Mulhern is a pole vaulter for the Penn State women’s track and field team. She also is an advertising/public relations major with a rigid work
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Staying safe while enjoying the outdoors
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As people enjoy summer and venture into the many parks and forests in and around Centre County, it is important to prepare for some of the more common problems that can make an outdoor adventure less enjoyable.
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Female adolescents need earlier testing for iron deficiency
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Physicians should consider blood testing of female adolescents for iron deficiency within a few years of starting menses, according to two studies by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
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Penn State hosting academy for blind, visually impaired high school students
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India Scott was 5 years old when a benign brain tumor resulted in her becoming blind in both eyes. As a high school student, she twice participated in Pennsylvania’s Summer Academy for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired to help her become more independent as she prepared for college. This
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Initiative Aims to Use Education to Reduce Recidivism Among Centre County Inmates
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The Restorative Justice Initiative aims to build partnerships between Penn State and local correctional institutions to provide education programming to incarcerated individuals, while also raising awareness for this population.
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Initiative aims to use education to reduce recidivism among Centre County inmates
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In the United States, more than 2 million people are incarcerated in federal, state and county correctional facilities. An additional 4.7 million are on probation or parole, and according to the National Institute of Justice, three-quarters of convicted offenders are likely to be re-arrested within
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IST students research startup culture, refugee tech in Rwanda
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As technology touches every corner of the world, it’s integral to understand its profound ability to enhance and affect people’s everyday lives, especially in developing nations. That goal is why student researchers from Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology are headed t