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When healthcare workers become ill during a disease outbreak, overall case counts and mortality rates may significantly increase, according to a new model created by researchers at Penn State. IMAGE: SJ OBJIO, UNSPLASH

February 25, 2021

Mortality rises among public when health workers get sick in an outbreak

February 25, 2021

Study finds short window for donating convalescent plasma to COVID-19 patients
At the initial enrollment visit, all cohort children received a three-day course of an antimalarial medicine to clear any existing malaria parasite infection. A second round of parasite clearance took place one year later. If at any point during the study, a child tested positive for malaria, he or she was treated with an antimalarial medicine. IMAGE: DANIEL LESHER, PENN STATE / USED WITH PERMISSION

February 25, 2021

Lethal house lures help reduce incidence of malaria in children

February 25, 2021

The Coronavirus Is Plotting a Comeback. Here’s Our Chance to Stop It for Good.
Nittany AI Top 20 Teams.

February 25, 2021

InsectEye team, which includes IBC Fellow Mathis, is selected to compete in Nittany AI Challenge!

February 24, 2021

A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report

February 24, 2021

New coronavirus variant spreading in New York City

February 24, 2021

COVID vaccine registration troubles causing anxiety and other potential health issues
This graphic demonstrates viral entry into a host cell mediated by Spike protein-ACE2 interactions. Click on the image for more detailed information.IMAGE: GANESH ANAND, PENN STATE

February 23, 2021

Researchers discover potential therapeutic targets on SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein
COVID-19 vaccine questions to be answered live during the next broadcast of WPSU’s “Conversations Live” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25. IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES

February 23, 2021

COVID vaccine questions to be answered on WPSU’s ‘Conversations Live’ on Feb. 25
Penn State researchers, who continue to monitor the bobcat population on Cumberland Island National Seashore, also conducted a study comparing and contrasting the Cumberland Island bobcats to a population of bobcats on Kiawah Island off the coast of South Carolina. IMAGE: JIM JORDAN/TOWN OF KIAWAH ISLAND

February 18, 2021

Unique study of isolated bobcat population confirms accuracy of extinction model

February 17, 2021

Volumetrics Diet: lose weight by eating more
The researchers found that the glucose oxidase (GOX), secreted by tomato hornworm caterpillars onto leaves, causes stomatal closure in tomato plants within five minutes, and in both tomato and soybean plants for at least 48 hours. This prevents the plants from alerting neighboring plants to the presence of herbivores nearby. IMAGE: PO-AN LIN, PENN STATE

February 17, 2021

Silencing the alarm

February 17, 2021

New Technique Developed for Large-Scale Continuous Protein Purification

February 16, 2021

The Intensifying Race Between Coronavirus Variants And Vaccines
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has recognized 128 new fellows in 2021, including 3 from the Penn State Eberly College of Science. IMAGE: ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

February 16, 2021

Three from Eberly College of Science awarded 2021 Sloan Research Fellowships
Melissa Rolls Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences; Director of the Center for Cellular Dynamics; Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

February 15, 2021

MCIBS Chair Melissa Rolls Wins Leadership Award

February 13, 2021

Should You Be Double-Masking When You Exercise? Here’s What Experts Say

February 11, 2021

Worries About Viral Resistance to Covid-19 Vaccines Are Overdone
The challenge of reproducing adult stem cells plagues the regenerative medicine industry. Penn State biomedical engineering researchers seek to find solutions through computer modeling. IMAGE: ISTOCK/@ANUSORN NAKDEE

February 10, 2021

Researchers awarded $1.5M to create stem cell predictive model

February 10, 2021

Should I Be Double-Masking When I Run?
Researchers found that the descriptions on the fronts of infant and toddler food packages may not accurately reflect the actual ingredient amounts. IMAGE: HUI SANG, UNSPLASH

February 10, 2021

Baby food product names may not accurately reflect ingredient amounts
Adult female giraffes that group together with more of their peers live longer than less sociable individuals, according to a new study. IMAGE: WILD NATURE INSTITUTE

February 10, 2021

Friends matter: More sociable giraffes live longer
Tombros Early Career Professor Andrew Patterson has been honored "for his leadership, vision, service and dedication to the field of toxicology."IMAGE: PATRICK MANSELL

February 09, 2021

Andrew Patterson receives Society of Toxicology Achievement Award