Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Each month, the Community Service team at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center learns about different community service activities being performed by members of the Penn State Hershey campus. At a recent monthly meeting, Betsy Aumiller, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, shared information about a project that she is a co-investigator on, "Increasing participation in cancer research studies in central PA: A Pilot Study" for Dauphin, Mifflin and Juniata counties. (more)
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Join Penn State College of Medicine at the annual Convocation and Awards Ceremony at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 in the Hospital Auditorium. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. (more)
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Many communities in rural Pennsylvania and New York are beleaguered by persistent poverty; residents in this area, known as northern Appalachia, are considered by the National Institutes of Health to be medically underserved. Cancer incidence and death are increased for many of these communities. Enter the Northern Appalachia Cancer Network (NACN)--a community-academic partnership that aims to reduce the cancer burden in Appalachian Pennsylvania and New York through community-based research. This network is the recipient of the Northeast region's W.K. Kellogg Foundation/C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award. (more)
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Researchers have discovered how a mole develops into melanoma by showing the interaction of two key proteins involved in 60-70 percent of tumors. The Penn State scientists also demonstrate that therapeutic targeting of these proteins is necessary for drugs to effectively treat this deadly form of cancer. (more)
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Penn State scientists are the first to observe in living cells a key step in the creation of adenine and guanine, two of the four building blocks that comprise DNA. Also called purines, the two building blocks are essential for cell replication. The findings, which will be published in the April 4 issue of the journal Science, could lead to new cancer treatments that prevent cancer cells from replicating by interfering with their abilities to make purines. (more)
