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Long Covid Fibromyalgia: Perspectives from Pain Psychology

April 15, 2024

Clinical psychology doctoral candidate Joseph Harrison, MS, MBDS (PsyD '25) collaborated on a case study exploring this unique health issue.

Elevating Research: Trainee Symposium Offers Valuable Experience

April 2, 2024

PCOM research assistant Gabrielle Davis sharpened her presentation skills during the Wistar Institute's Trainee Research Symposium.

Award-Winning Student Research Abstract Highlights Medical Mystery

February 26, 2024

Third-year medical student Jillianne Santos' (DO '25) abstract of a unique medical case recently earned her ACP honors.

PCOM Researcher Hopes to Accelerate Search for SBMA Therapies

January 17, 2024

Dr. Heather Montie has received two grants to fuel efforts to identify therapeutic targets for spinal bulbar and muscular atrophy (SBMA) or Kennedy's disease.

PCOM Publishes First Issue of Journal of Integrated Primary Care

December 15, 2023

The peer-reviewed scientific journal aims to grow the evidence base related to primary care professional education, practice and intervention.

Cabrini Partnership Offers Research Experience for Undergrads

September 6, 2023

PCOM faculty, staff and students work with Cabrini undergraduates as part of medical research teams.

Student Research Spotlight: Alec Wheeler (DO '26)

August 21, 2023

Wheeler is the first PCOM student to be accepted into the highly competitive urological research program at the University of California at San Diego.

Combination Approach Restores Motor Function of SBMA Mice, PCOM Study Finds

August 17, 2023

PCOM researchers find increasing the SIRT3 protein and inhibiting PARPs improves the motor endurance of mice modeling Kennedy's Disease.

Opioid Use Disorder Patients Report Higher Rates of Suicidality

June 13, 2023

PCOM associate professor Michelle R. Lent, PhD, is the lead author of a recent publication that suggests OUD intervention "has to be more than medication."

Researchers Urge Collaboration in Understanding of How Infections Drive Alzheimer's

June 7, 2023

Brian Balin, PhD, director for PCOM's Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging, and fellow researchers are investigating how infections contribute to Alzheimer's disease.

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