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  • Alzheimer’s disease risk impacted by the liver and diet

    According to new research presented this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, lower values of plasmalogens, a class of lipids created in the liver, were associated with a higher likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease. The research highlights a potential relationship between conditions such as obesity and diabetes and Alzheimer’s, as the liver has to work harder to break down fatty acids over time.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Chester County Hospital maximizes safety for infants

    Infant Safety Bundle, a multidisciplinary program started by the Mother Baby Unit at Chester County Hospital outlines infant safety procedures for new parents to avoid the risk of infant injury due to falls.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Largest genetic database on Alzheimer’s disease re-opens for business

    Alzheimer’s disease-relevant genetic data will be available for all investigators in order to promote more research on the disease. Data from the National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease Data Storage Site will be processed by the Genomic Center for Alzheimer’s Disease at the Perelman School of Medicine.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • The cultural and political aspects of infertility in Israel

    In the only nation in the world to fund unlimited IVF, rising senior Alisa Feldman investigates how providers in Israel communicate with patients regarding infertility.

    FULL STORY AT OMNIA →

  • Cancer patients may experience delayed skin effects of anti-PD-1 therapy

    Cancer patients receiving anti-PD-1 therapies who develop lesions, eczema, psoriasis, or other forms of auto-immune diseases affecting the skin may experience those adverse reactions on a delay—sometimes even after treatment has concluded, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine published in JAMA Dermatology.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • A summer of change at Penn Dental

    On July 1, Dr. Mark Wolff began his tenure as the Morton Amsterdam Dean of Dental Medicine, on the heels of the expansion of Penn Dental Medicine's Schattner Pavilion, a 2,100-square-foot addition to the school’s campus.

    FULL STORY AT Power of Penn →

  • Penn Wissahickon Hospice and Caring Way earn the Circle of Life Award from American Hospital Association for innovative palliative and end-of-life care

    Penn Wissahickon Hospice and Caring Way received the Circle of Life award from the American Hospital Association for expanding the reach of innovative palliative and end-of-life care to the community. Penn was among three programs nationwide to receive this honor.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →

  • Penn Nursing re-designated a WHO collaborating center for nursing and midwifery leadership

    The School of Nursing has been re-designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership for an additional four-year term.

    FULL STORY AT Penn Nursing News →

  • Narrow networks through a pediatric lens

    In order to address “narrow network” plans available on ACA, federal and state policymakers are setting standards for network adequacy in the wake of high-cost providers being excluded from plans, or additional costs to patients from in-network providers.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

  • A story that sticks to your ribs

    Adam Shiroff, director of the Penn Center for Chest Trauma, addresses a rare chest injury that started with a patient's sneeze, and uncovered a deteriorating chest wall. 

    FULL STORY AT Penn Medicine News →