2016

- The Way You Move: Tumor Cells Move Differently Than Normal Ones
  
  December 20, 2016
  A new study by a Drexel biology professor determined that tumor cells can’t move the same way that normal cells do to get through tight squeezes in the body, opening up the potential for future, targeted therapies.
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- Drexel Selected to Be Site in NEA’s First-Ever Funding of Arts Labs
  
  December 12, 2016
  For the first time, the National Endowment for the Arts is funding research labs, and Drexel’s Department of Arts Therapies was chosen to lead one focusing on arts and health.
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- More are Positive About HPV Vaccine on Twitter Than Not, Drexel Study Finds
  
  December 12, 2016
  A Drexel University study into sentiments toward the HPV vaccine on Twitter found that significantly more tweets post positive sentiments toward vaccines, such as the value of prevention and protection, than not.
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- Anxiety Measure for Children with Autism Found Reliable
  
  December 08, 2016
  In children on the spectrum, anxiety is often masked by the symptoms of autism. But a new variant to a standard anxiety screening method has now proven effective in separating the two and leading to important diagnoses.
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- NIH Funds Clinical Trial to Test Device That Heals Wounds With Ultrasound
  
  November 29, 2016
  The battery-powered applicator — as small and light as a watch — is the first portable and potentially wearable device to heal wounds with low-frequency ultrasound.
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- Risk-Taking Behaviors Tied to Racial Disparities in HIV in Gay Communities
  
  November 14, 2016
  Researchers from Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health re-examined data showing a disparity between HIV prevalence in black and white men who have sex with men and found that a racial gap between them was reduced once levels of risk within their communities were considered.
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- After Privatization, Link Found Between New Liquor Establishments, Violence
  
  October 18, 2016
  A team led by a Drexel University professor found that areas of Seattle where new establishments with alcohol were added following Washington state’s privatization efforts saw a significant increase in violent assaults.
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- Sleeping Cells’ Survival Instincts: A Double-Edged Sword?
  
  October 13, 2016
  
  Drexel researchers explore why cells are unable to cope with the challenges associated with getting old.
  
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- Record Growth at College of Medicine’s Discovery Day 2016
  
  October 11, 2016
  More than 400 Drexel University College of Medicine students and scientists will showcase original research at Discovery Day 2016 on Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
  
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- A New ‘King’ — New, Gigantic, Ancient Armored Fish Discovered
  
  October 11, 2016
  In the Arctic, a team that included scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University found fossils of a giant new species of extinct armored fish that they named Bothriolepis rex — the new king of Bothriolepis.
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