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Meredith Mann
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Medicine
Seven Penn researchers receive NIH Director Awards
Seven Penn researchers receive NIH Director Awards
Seven researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, and School of Engineering and Applied Science are to receive National Institutes of Health Director Awards, highly competitive grants to support innovative biomedical research.
Discovering a single cell that leads to relapse
Discovering a single cell that leads to relapse
Research from the Abramson Cancer Center identified a single leukemic cell, engineered for CAR T therapy, that caused a deadly recurrence of pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
DNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer
DNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer
Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center find immunotherapy approach can help T cells infiltrate tumors.
Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease
Targeting a viral vulnerability to treat disease
Robert Ricciardi company ViRAZE utilizes interdisciplinary approaches to drug discovery. Its first target is molluscum contagiosum, a disease that targets children and immune-compromised adults with no current FDA-approved therapy.
Flu vaccination rates in clinics drop as day progresses, but ‘nudges’ give them a boost
Flu vaccination rates in clinics drop as day progresses, but ‘nudges’ give them a boost
A new study shows that nudges prompting staff to create templates for vaccine orders increases flu vaccination rates.
Finding patterns in a class of neurological disorders
Finding patterns in a class of neurological disorders
Research from Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine has found that the shared pattern is misfolded in Fragile X Syndrome, a member of the class of disorders that also includes ALS and Huntington’s disease
CAR T cell therapy receives approval for use across European Union
CAR T cell therapy receives approval for use across European Union
The European Commission has approved a personalized cellular therapy developed at the Abramson Cancer Center, making it the first CAR T cell therapy permitted for use in the European Union in two distinct indications.
New insights into malaria culprit
New insights into malaria culprit
New insights from the Perelman School of Medicine on the origins of deadly infectious diseases are vital to understanding the emergence of human pathogens, and may even lead to eradicating malaria.
A promising candidate for a universal flu vaccine
A promising candidate for a universal flu vaccine
A flu vaccine that targets a deeper level of the virus itself may be the key to a universal flu vaccine that is more effective at protecting humans from any strain of flu each season.
New Parkinson’s disease biomarker guidelines invigorates drive for treatments
New Parkinson’s disease biomarker guidelines invigorates drive for treatments
Identifying biomarkers of Parkinson's disease, such as proteins found in blood, is key to discovering treatment for the disease. New guidelines, published in Science and Translational Medicine journal, are the result of a collaboration between researchers with unique expertise outside of academia.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Inside Penn’s transfer center
Penn Medicine’s transfer command center gets patients from affiliated hospitals and hospitals outside Philadelphia to specialized care that can save lives, with comments from CEO Kevin Mahoney.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Operating rooms are major sources of greenhouse gasses. Penn is eliminating a form of anesthesia that hangs in the air for more than a decade after use
Penn Medicine is phasing out the anesthesia desflurane at four of its six hospitals to eliminate harmful greenhouse gases, with remarks from Greg Evans.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Broad Street runners from Penn are racing with gyroscopes to study the Achilles tendon
Casey Jo Humbyrd and Josh Baxter of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues will track data from running the Broad Street Run to understand how a healthy Achilles tendon functions.
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National Geographic
What is topical steroid withdrawal? If you have eczema, here’s what you should know
Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that prolonged or overuse of topical steroids can cause rosacea, skin thinning, stretch marks, and an extreme and debilitating withdrawal.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Mayor Parker’s plan to ‘remove the presence of drug users’ from Kensington raises new questions
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing and Ashish Thakrar of the Perelman School of Medicine comment on the lack of specificity in Philadelphia’s plan to remove drug users from Kensington and on the current state of drug treatment in the city.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train
A profile highlights Maria Wright of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, from her volunteer work connecting people with service dogs to her cancer diagnosis and her own journey applying for a service dog.
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