This month's Institute for CyberScience seminar will feature a panel of experts on April 11 who will discuss possible positive and negative changes AI — artificial intelligence — may have on healthcare and medicine.
Researchers say that a computer-guided algorithm they created may help scientists find just the right spot to split a protein and then reassemble it to functionality. They add this could be another step — perhaps even a dance step — toward using chemical and light signals to create new medical treatments — for instance CAR T-cell therapy — and biosensors.
Andrew Miller of Emory University School of Medicine will present the keynote lecture “Immune System Targets in the Brain in Depression: Impact on Neurotransmitters and Neurocircuits” on April 23 as part of the Third Annual Founders Endowment for Excellence and Innovation Research Day, hosted by the Department of Biobehavioral Health.
Health communicators often struggle with crafting persuasive health communication messages to encourage people to take preventative measures, like using sunscreen to prevent skin cancer, or schedule a flu shot. Researchers suggest that adding hopeful messages — along with fear or threat-based messages — can both raise awareness and encourage action.
In a study of adolescent boys and girls, neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and Penn State University have found a sex difference in a gene linked to substance use disorders.
A chemical used in plastic packaging may get passed from mother to offspring during pregnancy, affecting the gut bacteria of the young. Researchers suggest this could increase the possibilities of inflammation-related conditions, such as colon cancer and type 2 diabetes, for the offspring later in life.
Human Resources is providing employees with all of the information they will need to make informed decisions about benefits selections through the 2018 Benefits Open Enrollment microsite.
Human Resources' 2018 Medical Benefits Plan Design microsite will help University employees better understand the process for selecting new third-party administrators for medical and prescription drug benefits, and continue to educate themselves about the medical plans and how they work.
Acupuncture does not improve a woman's chance of getting pregnant, according to an international team of researchers. They suggest that acupuncture -- alone or with clomiphene -- does not appear to be effective in treating infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
E-cigarettes are addictive, but they may not be as addictive as regular cigarettes, according to Penn State researchers. E-cigarettes include a range of battery-powered devices that turn a liquid mixture into a vapor that is then inhaled.
Understanding the common terms and descriptions of Penn State health care plan features will help employees make the right choices for them and their families when choosing a medical benefits plan.
Benefits Open Enrollment is underway, and employees can use the benefits microsite's comprehensive decision tool to enter individual claims data and other important information, and see which plan may be the best option for them and their family.
Global Health minor students prepare for their fieldwork in Senegal by speaking with a health care professional in Senegal, who is passing along the message that it’s important to understand the culture of a country in order to treat its patients.
Gerald P. Schatten, director, Pittsburgh Development Center; director, Division of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will be the featured speaker for a Faculty Lecture Series event at 12:30 p.m., May 1, at the Penn State Lehigh Valley campus in Center Valley. Schatten will present "The Medical Revolution in Regenerative Medicine: Promises and Challenges of Stem Cells." The lecture is free and open to the public.
Penn State Lehigh Valley Continuing Education has announced a new topic for its spring Six @ Seven lecture series. Jacqueline McLaughlin, associate professor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, will lead six "Mini Medical School" lectures at 7 p.m. Wednesdays from March 26 to April 30 at the Lehigh Valley campus. The cost of the series is $100 and it is open to the public.
