Penn State laureate, School of Music host high school singers
November 18, 2009
Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company performs at Eisenhower
November 17, 2009
Students to present major Disney production For The Kids
November 16, 2009
Penn State celebrates Senior Day
November 14, 2009
Hershey breaks ground for Children's Hospital
November 13, 2009
Kronos Quartet performs at Eisenhower Auditorium
November 10, 2009
Rally in the Valley excites fans
November 6, 2009
Students capture fall at University Park
November 5, 2009
Penn State Greeks strut their Broadway stuff
November 1, 2009
THON 5K draws thousands
November 1, 2009
2009 State of the University Address
Poultry science professor shares turkey news
Penn State Solar Decathlon 2009, part two: Natural Fusion goes to Washington
Natural Fusion, Penn State's Solar Decathlon Team 2009
Behind the scenes with the stadium concessions team
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes and On the Air
Beaver Stadium Behind the Scenes: Video Board
Video gives students sneak peek at new campus location
Historic Old Main Bell removed from tower for restoration and display
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Researchers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are looking for healthy men and women to participate in a research study that may help increase understanding about Parkinson's disease. (more)
Stress is believed to be a factor in bruxism, or teeth grinding, during the night, and dentists are reporting a 20 to 25 percent increase in teeth grinding symptoms since the beginning of the financial crisis in late 2008. Many bruxism patients lost high paying jobs or were worried about loss of retirement funds. (more)
According to Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Report, the Penn State Hershey Breast Center ranks in the top 1 percent of clinics that have participated in this report over the last six months. (more)
Nov. 19 is this year's Great American Smokeout. Since the Surgeon General identified the dangers of smoking, Americans have gradually quit, yet about 1 in 5 Americans still smoke. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 4,000 young adolescents start smoking every day and 6 percent of middle school students are smokers. If ever there were a time to think about quitting smoking, it's now. (more)
Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system. "Previous research has shown that couples who are hostile to each other show health impairments and are at greater risk of disease," said Jennifer Graham, Penn State assistant professor of biobehavioral health. "We wanted to know if couples who use thoughtfulness and reasoning in the midst of a fight incur potential health benefits." (more)
Tune in to ABC27 at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 as the Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Institute hosts "Stimulating Minds," a live call-in show dedicated to the topic of deep brain stimulation and its treatment of debilitating brain diseases. (more)
Your dentist has probably told you to floss only the teeth you want to keep. The sticky plaque that forms on teeth can form pockets of infection in the gums between the teeth that, if untreated, can lead to tooth loss. This chronic low-grade infection, known as periodontal disease, has also been linked to an increased risk of heart disease.
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About 23.6 million Americans have diabetes and another 54 million are at risk to develop the disease. As these numbers continue to increase, Diabetes Awareness Month, observed throughout November, is more important than ever. Diabetes, a disease in which the body can't regulate the amount of sugar in the blood, currently affects about 8 percent of the population, a number that is increasing rapidly, according to this week's edition of The Medical Minute, a service of the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. (more)
It seems like a strange concept -- bandages made from cellulose produced by microbes that contribute to wound healing -- but to hear Jeffrey Catchmark explain it, the idea makes perfect sense. Catchmark, who is co-director of the University's Center for Lignocellulose Structure and Formation, has developed a bandage material made from microbial cellulose that actually is absorbed by the body. (more)
Gardasil is a vaccine, approved in 2006, to protect against strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) that have been implicated as a necessary pre-condition of cervical cancer. Since the vaccine is recommended for young females before they begin sexual activity, it creates a somewhat awkward situation for parents. (more)
