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Stimulus grant to fund new lab space at Hershey Medical Center

1/21/11

Research space at Penn State College of Medicine will increase thanks to the nearly $2.8 million awarded to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The money is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Two office suites on the second floor of the college will be converted from administrative office space into open laboratories, lab support rooms and offices for principal investigators in the Penn State Hershey Drug Discovery Program, which helps researchers explore potential drugs to treat disease. The complete project will encompass approximately 9,000 square feet.

The Effects of Iron

5/1/10

Babies who lack iron early in life score poorly on developmental tests. "And the damage appears not to be reversible," says professor of nutrition John Beard.

Plus, in a weird metabolic twist, as they grow old such children may become at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's—diseases linked to too much iron in the brain.

Probing Question: Does homeopathy work?

2/2/09

Mahatama Ghandi used it. So did Mark Twain and John D. Rockefeller. Cindy Crawford, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey and Prince Charles are all said to be fans. The object of their admiration? Homeopathy, a non-toxic method of treating illnesses characterized as pure genius by its fans and pure quackery by its opponents.

The stem cell toolbox: The promise and problems of stem cell research

3/26/07

They are debated in political campaigns and over dinner tables. They are the subject of countless newspaper editorials and television documentaries. They are, essentially, what makes you you and me me: embryonic stem cells, the precursors of every cell in our bodies.

Last Wednesday, Research Unplugged kicked off its spring season with a discussion about the use of stem cells in disease research, one of today's most emotionally-charged and fiercely-contested bioethical issues.

Probing Question: Is caffeine harmful to your health?

10/2/06

A steaming cup of black coffee in the morning is to many people what gasoline is to their cars: essential fuel. The active ingredient in that fuel? Caffeine, a central-nervous-system stimulant found in the leaves and beans of many plants, especially those of coffee and tea.

Probing Question: Why do name-brand prescription drugs cost more?

4/27/05

Identical in dosage, safety, strength, quality, and performance, generic prescription drugs are chemically equivalent to brand-name prescription drugs. They involve the same risks and impart the same benefits. So why are brand-name prescriptions more costly than their generic counterparts?

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Stimulus grant to fund new lab space at Hershey Medical Center

1/21/11

Research space at Penn State College of Medicine will increase thanks to the nearly $2.8 million awarded to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The money is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Two office suites on the second floor of the college will be converted from administrative office space into open laboratories, lab support rooms and offices for principal investigators in the Penn State Hershey Drug Discovery Program, which helps researchers explore potential drugs to treat disease. The complete project will encompass approximately 9,000 square feet.

The Effects of Iron

5/1/10

Babies who lack iron early in life score poorly on developmental tests. "And the damage appears not to be reversible," says professor of nutrition John Beard.

Plus, in a weird metabolic twist, as they grow old such children may become at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's—diseases linked to too much iron in the brain.

Probing Question: Does homeopathy work?

2/2/09

Mahatama Ghandi used it. So did Mark Twain and John D. Rockefeller. Cindy Crawford, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey and Prince Charles are all said to be fans. The object of their admiration? Homeopathy, a non-toxic method of treating illnesses characterized as pure genius by its fans and pure quackery by its opponents.

The stem cell toolbox: The promise and problems of stem cell research

3/26/07

They are debated in political campaigns and over dinner tables. They are the subject of countless newspaper editorials and television documentaries. They are, essentially, what makes you you and me me: embryonic stem cells, the precursors of every cell in our bodies.

Last Wednesday, Research Unplugged kicked off its spring season with a discussion about the use of stem cells in disease research, one of today's most emotionally-charged and fiercely-contested bioethical issues.

Probing Question: Is caffeine harmful to your health?

10/2/06

A steaming cup of black coffee in the morning is to many people what gasoline is to their cars: essential fuel. The active ingredient in that fuel? Caffeine, a central-nervous-system stimulant found in the leaves and beans of many plants, especially those of coffee and tea.

Probing Question: Why do name-brand prescription drugs cost more?

4/27/05

Identical in dosage, safety, strength, quality, and performance, generic prescription drugs are chemically equivalent to brand-name prescription drugs. They involve the same risks and impart the same benefits. So why are brand-name prescriptions more costly than their generic counterparts?