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New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons

A new gene therapy can turn certain brain glial cells into functioning neurons, which in turn could help repair the brain after a stroke or during neurological disorders like Alzheimer's or Parkinson’s diseases.

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Improving city parks may be one path to help make residents more active

11/12/18

There is a connection between how much money a city spends fixing up its parks and making them accessible to people and the amount of physical exercise the residents of that city get. The researchers add that improvements do not necessarily cost a lot of money.

Anopheles mosquitoes could spread Mayaro virus in U.S., other diverse regions

11/12/18

Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are well known as primary vectors of malaria. But a new study suggests that Anopheles species, including some found in the United States, also are capable of carrying and transmitting an emerging pathogen, Mayaro virus, which has caused outbreaks of disease in South America and the Caribbean.

Mobile technologies may help researchers crack the mysteries of aging

11/12/18

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow Penn State’s Martin Sliwinski and team to learn more about how small changes in the brain can develop into neurological conditions later in life by developing new standardized mobile technologies for researchers across the U.S.

Air quality research could improve public health in West Africa

11/8/18

Research that models nearly 60 years of air quality in West Africa could lend insights into better forecasting a hazard that affects more than 350 million people in the region, according to an international team of researchers.

Rushing kids to specialize in one sport may not be best path to success

11/7/18

It may be tempting for parents or coaches to urge young children to specialize in one sport early on to help maximize their chance at making it to the big leagues, but that might not be the best path to success.

Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers may be linked to cardiac adaptation

11/7/18

African and Asian rainforest hunter-gatherers share short stature, and now an international team of researchers has shown that this is an example of convergent adaptation that may also be linked to changes in cardiac development pathways.

Researchers find connection between heart rate and peer victimization

11/6/18

Researchers at Penn State Scranton, colleagues, have found in a study that heart rate reactivity is a biological moderator between peer victimization (bullying) and internalizing problems (anxiety/depression) in adolescent girls.

Shorter sleep can lead to dehydration

11/5/18

Adults who sleep six hours per night as opposed to eight may have a higher chance of being dehydrated, according to a study by Penn State.

Penn State Scranton nursing student receives third student engagement grant

11/2/18

Kalei Kowalchik, a junior honors' nursing student, has received a Student Engagement Network grant that she will use to assess and educate patients with congestive heart failure. This is her third SEN award since becoming a student at Penn State Scranton.

Farmers market vendors need training to improve food-safety practices

11/1/18

Many vendors at farmers markets take inadequate precautions to prevent the spread of foodborne illness, and they should be trained to reduce food-safety risks, according to Penn State researchers who completed the final phase of an innovative five-year study.

Dyslexia gene may predict concussion susceptibility among football players

10/29/18

A gene associated with the learning disorder dyslexia may play a role in athletes’ susceptibility to concussions, according to a study by Penn State and Northwestern University. The pilot study included 87 Division I Penn State football players from 2015 to 2017. Researchers aimed to determine whether a genotype in nine candidate genes predicted the number of previously diagnosed concussions in this group of football players.

Penn State professor Andrew Zydney on a Distinguished Honors Faculty Program trip

Scholars get firsthand look at kidney care

10/29/18

Penn State chemical engineering professor Andrew Zydney led Schreyer Scholars on a tour of a local kidney dialysis center, providing them with an inside look at a vital healthcare process.

Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing

10/19/18

A lack of affordable housing is linked with many health problems, including asthma, stress and alcoholism. Penn State researchers found that while some Americans may be less aware of this link, there may be ways to communicate this connection in a way that resonates with those groups.

Modified amino acid in metal-free enzyme

Pathogens may evade immune response with metal-free enzyme

10/18/18

New study shows that some bacterial pathogens, including those that cause strep throat and pneumonia, are able to create the components necessary to replicate their DNA using a ribonucleotide reductase enzyme that does not require a metal ion cofactor.

Brooke Doerfler undergraduate exhibition

Psychology professor maps the country's mental health

10/17/18

Penn State Beaver psychology professor Kevin Bennett has gathered disparate data and research to create a comprehensive map of psychological issues in the United States. Among his findings: neuroticism is higher in the Northeast and the West Coast is more open to experimentation.

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New gene therapy reprograms brain glial cells into neurons

Health and Medicine

Health and Medicine

Improving city parks may be one path to help make residents more active

Anopheles mosquitoes could spread Mayaro virus in U.S., other diverse regions

Mobile technologies may help researchers crack the mysteries of aging

Air quality research could improve public health in West Africa

Rushing kids to specialize in one sport may not be best path to success

Short stature in rainforest hunter-gatherers may be linked to cardiac adaptation

Researchers find connection between heart rate and peer victimization

Shorter sleep can lead to dehydration

Penn State Scranton nursing student receives third student engagement grant

Farmers market vendors need training to improve food-safety practices

Dyslexia gene may predict concussion susceptibility among football players

Scholars get firsthand look at kidney care

Bringing Americans together on the issue of affordable housing

Pathogens may evade immune response with metal-free enzyme

Psychology professor maps the country's mental health

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