Caregivers of Children with Cancer Engage in Culinary Medicine Classes and Coaching in New Drexel-Led Study
Sep 3 2026
In a small pilot study, researchers from Drexel University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia tested a culinary medicine program designed specifically for caregivers of children undergoing cancer treatment. The study, recently published in Integrative Cancer Therapies, found that families thought the program was useful and acceptable, despite the significant demands they were already managing during their child's cancer treatment. Overall satisfaction with the intervention was high and engagement was encouraging.
App-Based Support Improves Dementia Caregivers’ Well-Being
Aug 20 2026
Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and the University of California, Davis, developed and tested a web app, that provides caregivers with information to help them problem-solve and identify nonpharmacological strategies to address the behavioral symptoms they are managing with their relatives with dementia.
Early-Career Hiring Remains Active but Increasingly Selective, According to Drexel’s 2026 College Hiring Outlook
Feb 19 2026
The 2025 labor market was mixed, shaped by economic pressures such as inflation, interest rate changes and tariffs, which leaves the economic outlook for 2026 uncertain. This uncertainty has led to an active but increasingly selective early-career hiring landscape, according to Drexel University’s 2026 College Hiring Outlook. The annual report from Drexel’s LeBow College of Business revealed the trends and challenges businesses are facing when it comes to hiring, especially hiring recent graduates.
Novel Enzyme Activator Discovered as Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy
Aug 26 2025
Researchers from Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences and College of Medicine have found a potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. Expanding on their previous research on Tip60 histone acetyltransferase (HAT), known as the Tip60 enzyme, which controls genes that promote learning and memory in the brain, the Drexel research team generated small molecular compounds that activate Tip60 and restore deficits in the brain found in Alzheimer’s disease patients, such as gene expression programs linked to learning, memory and neurodegeneration.
