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Chaleece Sandberg, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at Penn State, is principal investigator of the study.

NIH grant will allow researchers to further study language disorder

7/23/18

A $300,000 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Penn State researchers to further study a language disorder experienced by one-third of stroke patients in the United States. Researchers will study patients with aphasia, a language disorder commonly found in stroke patients, who specifically have anomia or trouble finding everyday words.

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Scientists determine standards for gauging cost, benefits of prevention programs

2/12/18

Max Crowley, assistant professor of human development and family studies, co-chaired a taskforce of leading experts in prevention science, public finance and economics with the goal of identifying best practices to understand the economic impact of investments in prevention. The taskforce came up with standards based on their research, which was released by the Society for Prevention Research.

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New National Institutes of Health policies affect all researchers

1/12/18

New initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mean changes to the definition of a clinical trial. Effective Jan. 25, all researchers must know whether their research falls under NIH’s definition of a "clinical trial" in order to apply for funding; if researchers impacted by the change do not select a funding opportunity that supports clinical trials when they apply to NIH, their grant will be rejected without review. More information is available via a website and an overview session to be held Jan. 16.

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Restless Leg Syndrome risk factor for heart-related death

12/15/17

Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) could be a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease-related death among women, according to researchers at Penn State. Women with RLS had a 43 percent higher likelihood of death due to cardiovascular disease during a ten-year follow-up, compared to those without RLS.

Talk to focus on new National Institutes of Health rules

4/10/17

Directors from Penn State's Office for Research Protections will present a 15-minute overview on the recent and upcoming changes to National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research at noon on May 2 in 112 Henderson Building.

Grant to help pave a big data highway to explore genome, enhance health

2/14/17

A $6.1 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health may help researchers leverage massive amounts of genomic data to develop medical treatments and pharmaceuticals, according to an international team of researchers.

Scarlett Miller, assistant professor demonstrates the haptic robot.

NIH grant will support robotic training for catheter insertion

3/27/15

Scarlett Miller, assistant professor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs and the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Jason Moore, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, were awarded a Research Project Grant of $698,178 from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

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