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Penn Student and Fellow Examine Intersection of Sleep and Alzheimer’s
Olivia Lenz graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in May, but she is sticking around to continue something she started as a sophomore: seeking answers to the subtle cycle of sleep.
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Penn: Path of Plaque Buildup in Brain Shows Promise as Early Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease
The trajectory of amyloid plaque buildup—clumps of abnormal proteins in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease—may serve as a more powerful biomarker for early detection of cognitive decline rather than using the total amount to gauge risk, researchers from Penn Medicine’s Department of Radiology suggest in a new study published online July 15 in the Journal of Neurobiology of Aging.
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Penn History Prof Michael Katz Elected to American Philosophical Society
Michael Katz has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. He is the Walter H. Annenberg professor of history and a research associate at the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Election to the APS recognizes accomplishments in math and physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts and various professions and recognizes leaders in public and private affairs.
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Penn Study Reveals Promise of 'Human Computing Power'
“Human computing power” harnessed from ordinary citizens across the world has the potential to accelerate the pace of health care research of all kinds, a team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, writes in a new review published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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Penn's Arthur Ross Gallery Presents Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience
PHILADELPHIA — Auguste Rodin: The Human Experience, Selections from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Collections opens on Saturday, August 17 at the Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania. This exhibition of 20 exceptional bronzes has been organized and is made possible with the assistance of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.
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President Obama Requests Bioethics Commission to Play Early Role in BRAIN Initiative
WASHINGTON -- As part of the new Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, or BRAIN Initiative, announced in April, President Barack Obama has asked the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, chaired by University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, to play a critical role in ensuri
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Two Penn Researchers Named Simons Investigators
Rajeev Alur and Randall Kamien of the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded five-year, $500,000 grants from the Simons Foundation, as part of its 2013 class of Simons Investigators.
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Penn Presbyterian's Nisenbaum Named President-elect of WFUMB
Harvey L. Nisenbaum, MD, FACR, FAIUM, FSRU, chairman, Department of Medical Imaging at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center was named President-Elect (2013-2015) of the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology at the WFUMB World Congress 2013 Meeting, May 2-5, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Penn Student and Mentor Dig Deep Into the History of the Philadelphia Lazaretto
The Philadelphia Lazaretto is the oldest surviving quarantine hospital in the United States, but its value to historians goes even beyond that.
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Penn Study Shows Vascular Link in Alzheimer's Disease with Cognition
Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that, across a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disease affecting circulation of blood in the brain was significantly associated with dementia. The researchers contend that people already exhibiting clinical features of Alzheimer's disease and other memory impairments may benefit from effective therapies currently available to reduce vascular problems.