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Perelman School of Medicine
Penn Study Uncovers Genetic Variation that Predicted Type and Rate of Physical Decline in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions have uncovered a site of genetic variation that identified which patients with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to have tremors versus difficulty with balance and walking.
Penn Medince and CHOP Study: Drug Candidate Stops Extra Bone Growth in Animal Model of Rare, Genetic Disease
New preclinical research provides support to a drug that has been repurposed to possibly treat a rare and extremely disabling genetic bone disease, particularly in children.
Penn Researchers Earn Clinical Research Achievement Awards
Two researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are among the recipients of the 2016 Clinical Research Achievement Award. The researchers recognized include Carl H.
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Can Boost Language Comprehension, Penn Study Finds
How the human brain processes the words we hear and constructs complex concepts is still somewhat of a mystery to the neuroscience community.
Penn Fels Policy Research Initiative Announces Interdisciplinary Grants
The Fels Policy Research Initiative in the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania has announced five inaugural collaborative grants for as much as $15,000 each, designed to further interdisciplinary partnerships.
Chernobyl Disaster
April 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine. Three decades later, scientists are still learning about the implications of the event. Experts from the University of Pennsylvania can speak broadly about Chernobyl as well as its history, legacy, health implications and more.
Penn Medicine Neuroscientist Highlights How Scientists Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
A neuroscientist from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, with a colleague from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, authored an essay calling for scientists to do what they can to reduce their carbon footprint while engaging in professional activiti
Naltrexone is Alternative Treatment for Opioid Addiction, Penn-led Study Finds
The once-a-month drug naltrexone was more effective at preventing drug relapse in ex-prisoners addicted to heroin and other opioids compared to the usual treatment modalities, including counseling and community treatment programs, according to results from a multisite, randomized trial led by researchers at the Center for Studies of Add
Penn Research Reveals Brain Region Crucial for Using Boundaries to Navigate
Imagine a room or a landscape or a city street.
Penn Study Describes the Molecular Cause of Common Cerebrovascular Disease
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are clusters of dilated, thin-walled blood vessels in the brain that can cause stroke and seizures, yet exactly how they form is somewhat of a mystery.
In the News
KFF Health News
Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed
According to Aditi Vasan of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine, evidence is mounting in favor of the model of training community health workers to help their neighbors connect to government and health care services.
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Everyday Health
What is food noise and how do you get rid of it?
According to Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine, people taking GLP-1 drugs are finding that daily experiences that used to trigger a compulsion to eat or think about food no longer have that effect.
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The New Yorker
How to die in good health
PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel says that incessantly preparing for old age mistakes a long life for a worthwhile one.
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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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Philadelphia Inquirer
How many patients would recommend their Philly-area hospital to family and friends? Check your local hospital
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has been named one of the most recommended acute-care facilities by patients in the Philadelphia area.
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