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Penn State professor finding new ways to repair nerve injuries
Nerve injury is a major health problem, with 12,000 new injuries occurring in the U.S. each year. Recovery can be difficult or impossible, which is why Huck Institutes affiliate Mohammad Reza Abidian is focusing his research on special materials called “conducting polymers,” which could one day offer a solution to these injuries.
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Whole walnuts and their extracted oil improve cardiovascular disease risk
According to a team of researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Penny Kris-Etherton, consumption of whole walnuts or their extracted oil can reduce cardiovascular risk through a mechanism other than simply lowering cholesterol.
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Gene offers clues to new treatments for a harmful blood clotting disorder
A research team led by Huck Institutes affiliate Yanming Wang and Harvard's Denisa Wagner finds a gene that could offer new insights into treatment strategies for the harmful blood clots of deep-vein thrombosis.
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Will you stop bugging me?
In the cover article for the current issue of the journal Evolutionary Anthropology, Huck Institutes affiliates Ken Weiss and Dan Parker discuss malaria and the evolutionary challenge that won't go away.
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Four tiny tweaks for a healthier caffeine routine
Huck Institutes affiliate Frank Ritter and his Caffeine Zone app feature in the current issue of Oprah's "O" Magazine.
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Former Huck Institutes Director awarded DRI Nevada Medal
Nina Fedoroff is the recipient of the 26th Desert Research Institute Nevada Medal for outstanding achievements in the field of life sciences and biotechnology.
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Penn State to host international conference on pollinator health
The Center for Pollinator Research — directed by Huck Institutes affiliate Christina Grozinger — will host the second International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy, bringing together some of the world's foremost scientists in the field to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health.
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Changing cellulose-forming process may tap plants' biofuel potential
According to Penn State engineers including Huck Institutes affiliate Jeffrey Catchmark, changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production.
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Neuroscience faculty member heading new concussion research center
Semyon Slobounov, an affiliate of the Huck Institutes' Neuroscience graduate program, is directing the new Center for Sport Concussion Research and Service at Penn State.
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Huck Institutes neuroscientist in Taiwan learning sciences partnership
Ping Li — co-chair of the Huck Institutes' Neuroscience graduate program and co-director of the Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition — is part of a collaboration between Penn State and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) to establish the Advanced Center for the Study of the Learning Sciences.
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American Society for Nutrition honors two Huck Institutes affiliates
A. Catharine Ross and Barbara Rolls are the recipients of awards from the American Society for Nutrition.
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Claude dePamphilis awarded Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement
Claude dePamphilis has been selected to receive the 2013 Penn State Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Life and Health Sciences.
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On Twitter, anti-vaccination sentiments spread more easily than pro-vaccination sentiments
A team of Penn State researchers led by Huck Institutes affiliate Marcel Salathé finds that, on Twitter, positive statements about vaccines may backfire.
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Autism linked to increased genetic change in regions of genome instability
Children with autism have increased levels of genetic change in regions of the genome prone to DNA rearrangements, so called "hotspots," according to a research discovery by a team of scientists that includes Huck Institutes affiliates Scott Selleck, Marylyn Ritchie, and Santhosh Girirajan.
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Crucial step in human DNA replication observed using fluorescent tags
For the first time, an elusive step in the process of human DNA replication has been demystified by Penn State scientists including Huck Institutes affiliate Stephen J. Benkovic, an Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry and Holder of the Eberly Family Chair in Chemistry at Penn State.
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Monosaturated fats reduce metabolic syndrome risk
Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a team of American and Canadian researchers that includes Huck Institutes affiliate Penny Kris-Etherton.
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Declaring a truce with our microbiological frienemies
Research by Huck Institutes affiliate Eric Harvill suggests that managing bacteria and other microorganisms in the body, rather than just fighting them, may be lead to better health and a stronger immune system.
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Fighting fire with fire
Research by Huck Institutes affiliate Alan Taylor focuses on whether suppressing naturally occurring wildfires increases the possibility of their eventually becoming severe.
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Endangered lemurs' complete genomes are sequenced and analyzed for conservation efforts
Scientists including Huck Institutes affiliates George Perry and Webb Miller lead a research team that for the first time has sequenced and analyzed the complete genomes of three separate populations of aye-ayes in an effort to help guide conservation.
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Engineering Biofilms: Understanding how bacteria function in communities could lead to a host of new applications
From oil-spill clean-up to producing alternative fuels, microbial communities have the potential to do great good. Professor Tom Wood is determined to figure out how.
