Eberly Office for Innovation aids tech transfer partnerships

Eberly Office for Innovation aids tech transfer partnerships Tara Immel June 10, 2016 Across the University, researchers are continually making discoveries and creating inventions that can have real-world impact and societal benefits. Although this intellectual property (IP) and innovation often can result in improving health, developing new materials, and addressing environmental issues, among other important…

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New approach discovered for brain repair

New approach discovered for brain repair Chemical transformation of human glial cells into neurons Barbara K. Kennedy October 26, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — For the first time, researchers have used a cocktail of small molecules to transform human brain cells, called astroglial cells, into functioning neurons for brain repair. Their results provide proof-of-principle that…

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Disabling infection-fighting immune response speeds up wound healing in diabetes

Disabling infection-fighting immune response speeds up wound healing in diabetes Sam Sholtis June 15, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — One of the body’s tools for fighting off infection in a wound may actually slow down the healing process, according to new research by a team of Harvard University, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Penn State University…

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