Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Study shows how high-fat diets increase colon cancer risk
Type: News Story
A study led by Carmen Sapienza, professor of pathology in Temple’s Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, may explain why eating too much fat and sugar puts a person at greater risk for colon cancer.
March 6, 2012
Temple presenters at the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons receive high recognition
Type: Accolade
March 1, 2012
Protein in the brain could be a key target in controlling Alzheimer’s
Type: News Story
Temple researchers have discovered that a protein in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques implicated in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
January 23, 2012
Whole-family approach helps kids lose excess weight, CORE study finds
Type: News Story
A new study led by Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), has found that engaging the whole family in support of a healthy lifestyle can help participants achieve significant reductions in excess weight.
January 13, 2012
List of environmental factors potentially linked to breast cancer released
Type: In the Media
December 8, 2011
Temple researcher gets $2.96 million NIH grants to study HIV neuronal effects
Type: In the Media
November 30, 2011
Researchers examine the role of microRNAs in HIV-associated neuro-cognitive disorders
Type: News Story
Bassel Sawaya, associate professor of neurology in Temple’s School of Medicine, has been awarded two Research Grants (RO1s) by the National Institutes of Health to examine and understand the role of microRNAs in the development of neurocognitive disorders associated with HIV.
The two grants, one for five years and another for three years with the potential for two additional years, total $2.96 mi
November 29, 2011