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Penn: Variants at Gene Linked to Kidney Disease, Sleeping Sickness Resistance
A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers involves a classic case of evolution’s fickle nature: a genetic mutation that protects against a potentially fatal infectious disease also appears to increase the risk of developing a chronic, debilitating condition.
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Year of Sound: Hollywood in the Amazon at Penn Museum
The world's first sound-synced expeditionary film, shot during a 1931 Penn Museum expedition to a remote Amazonian jungle, forms the centerpiece of Hollywood in the Amazon, a special exhibition developed as part of the University of Pennsylvania's 2013-14 Year of Sound. The exhibition runs August 18, 2013 through July 27, 2014 in the Penn Museum's third floor Special Exhibitions gallery.
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Penn Study: Migraine is Associated with Variations in Structure of Brain Arteries
The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reports.
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Penn Research Helps Make Advance in 'Programmable Matter' Using Nanocrystals
When University of Pennsylvania nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, they were left with a mystery: why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone style, even though it wasn’t the simplest pattern? To find out, they turned to experts in computer simulation at the University of Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Penn Senior Julio German Arias Crosses Continents to Bridge Cultures
Julio German Arias’ first three years at the University of Pennsylvania have been filled with enriching, life changing experiences, both inside and outside the classroom.
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Penn Study Shows How Viruses in Gut Bacteria Change
Humans are far more than merely the sum total of all the cells that form the organs and tissues.
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British Museum and Penn Museum Collaborate on Web Resource
The British Museum and the Penn Museum are embarking on a dynamic digital collaboration, made possible with $1.28 million in lead support from the Leon Levy Foundation that will provide unprecedented access to the archaeology of the ancient kingdom of Ur.
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Penn Lightbulb Café Explores World Music
WHO: Carol Muller Professor of Music University of Pennsylvania
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Penn Professor Kenneth Shropshire to Teach Sports Business e-Course
For more than a quarter of a century, University of Pennsylvania professor Kenneth Shropshire has taught students at Penn’s Wharton School about the global business of sports. His love of sports and interest in the business side of games goes back even further.
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Penn Medicine: Isolated Psychiatric Episodes Rare, but Possible, in Common Form of Autoimmune Encephalitis
A small percentage of people diagnosed with a mysterious neurological condition may only experience psychiatric changes - such as delusional thinking, hallucinations, and aggressive behavior - according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, people who had previously been diagnosed with this disease, called anti-NMDA receptor (anti-NMDAR) encephalitis, had relapses that only involved psychiatric behavior.