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Amir Sheikhi, left, Huck Early Career Chair in Biomaterials and Regenerative Engineering, assistant professor of chemical engineering and of biomedical engineering, and Angie Castro, graduate research assistant in the Bio-Soft Materials Laboratory. Credit: Jennifer McCann/Materials Research Institute . All Rights Reserved.

November 08, 2023

NIH diversity grant to fund student’s 3D bioprinting research
In workplaces that implemented interventions designed to reduce conflict between employees’ work and their personal lives, the researchers observed that employees at higher baseline cardiometabolic risk experienced a reduction in their risk for cardiovascular disease equivalent to the risk of a person between five and 10 years younger. Credit: filadendron/Getty Images. All Rights Reserved.

November 08, 2023

Workplace flexibility associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease
An AI-generated concept of a sustainable community resulting in a resilient and adaptable environment and improved quality of life for people. Credit: Adobe Firefly. All Rights Reserved.

November 06, 2023

Collaborative landscape design approach may improve resiliency, human well-being

November 03, 2023

Live in a rental? Here are 17 Ideas to make it more Eco-Freindly
The latest episode of Growing Impact discusses landscape restoration as a potential natural climate solution for Africa. The research team is using Malawi as a country case study because, like many countries in Africa, Malawi is facing environmental challenges including deforestation, soil erosion and unsustainable farming practices. Credit: Brenna Buck. All Rights Reserved.

November 02, 2023

'Growing Impact' examines landscape restoration in Malawi

November 01, 2023

Giraffes could go extinct – the 5 biggest threats they face

October 31, 2023

Could Paris bedbugs come to Philly? Sure, but that’s assuming we don’t already have them.

October 30, 2023

A new wearable sensor can monitor sweat in real time

October 30, 2023

Protein found to control breast cancer metastasis

October 30, 2023

Potential New Therapeutic Target for Metastatic Breast Cancer Discovered
Research Professor Cheryl Keller gestures to an Illumina NextSeq2000 DNA sequencer while speaking with research technologist Huiqing Zeng. Credit: Keith Hickey / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 30, 2023

Genomics Research Incubator expands assay and training options for scientists

October 29, 2023

‘And Just Like That,’ female friendships aren’t just revolutionary. They’re evolutionary.

October 29, 2023

Research says blocking a motor protein can stop breast cancer cells

October 29, 2023

Protein discovery could be used to stop breast cancer in its tracks

October 27, 2023

Move over, Mediterranean diet: New 'portfolio diet' is the silver bullet for health, America's top cardiologists say - here are the foods you should invest in

October 27, 2023

CBD and CBG may promote bone fracture healing, manage pain
A human breast cancer cell, adenocarcinoma MDA-MB-231, demonstrates metastatic-like adhesion, spreading and migrating in a collagen matrix designed to mimic soft tissue. New research led by Penn State reveals for the first time the mechanics behind how breast cancer cells may invade healthy tissues. The discovery, showing that a motor protein called dynein powers the movement of cancer cells in soft tissue models, offers new clinical targets against metastasis and has the potential to fundamentally change how cancer is treated. Credit: Courtesy Erdem Tabdanov / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 27, 2023

Mechanics of breast cancer metastasis discovered, offering target for treatment

October 27, 2023

2 cannabis compounds may boost pain relief, speed up healing of fractured bones

October 26, 2023

Leading Cardiologists Recommend New Diet: Eating A ‘Portfolio’ of Different Foods

October 25, 2023

22 Best Vitamin D-Rich Foods for Immunity & Bone Health

October 25, 2023

Which Pennsylvania spiders are dangerous to humans? How to identify and avoid them Read more at: https://www.centredaily.com/news/state/pennsylvania/article280597534.html#storylink=cpy
Penn State researchers, in collaboration with others, developed a lateral flow biosensor — the same kind of paper-based biosensor used in at-home rapids tests for COVID-19 — capable of detecting nucleic acids present in chlamydia or gonorrhea from cervical and vaginal swab samples in two minutes. Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn State. Creative Commons

October 25, 2023

First rapid tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea exhibit 100% sensitivity
Penn State researchers spent 15 years working with the Kalinago people in the Caribbean to better understand the genetics underpinning skin tone in people without significant European ancestry. Credit: Provided by Khai C. Ang. All Rights Reserved.

October 25, 2023

Deciphering the genetic link between skin tone and ancestral origins

October 25, 2023

Ever heard of the portfolio diet? It may lower risk for heart disease and stroke