11/29
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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‘Doubleheaders were sacred’: A tradition reborn as the Palestra hosts a college hoops doubleheader
A Big 5 doubleheader took place last night at the Palestra, with Penn hosting St. Joe’s and Temple taking on LaSalle.
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Drug for common skin condition can help people lose weight: study
Research by Joel Gelfand of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that a drug used to treat psoriasis can help people lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease.
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Bomb-sniffing dogs are in short supply across the U.S.
Cindy Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the U.S.’s answer to the bomb-sniffing dog shortage should be to breed them domestically rather than importing from Europe.
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Antibiotics encoded in Neanderthal DNA could help us fight infections
César de la Fuente of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues have identified extinct antibiotic molecules in ancient mitochondrial DNA that could be revived to help fight infections.
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Diabetes diagnoses associated with cooler temperatures and northern climes
A study from the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs tend to be diagnosed with diabetes more often in the winter and the northern U.S., despite the greater number of dogs living in other areas.
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Second death tied to experimental Alzheimer’s treatment
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine notes the benefits and risks of experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab.
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Recently discovered virus family infects a human oral amoeba
A study by Frederic Bushman of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues points to a human oral amoeba as the host for a recently discovered family of DNA viruses.
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Elon Musk hopes to test a brain implant in humans next year
Daniel Yoshor of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Elon Musk’s Neuralink implant has impressive hardware but does not represent a dramatic advance in restoring or enhancing brain function.
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These are the top five ‘financial regrets’ of Americans over 50
A survey by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School and colleagues evaluated the five major financial regrets of older Americans, which increase dramatically when people are encouraged to think about how long they’re likely to live.
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Alzheimer’s drug may benefit some patients, new data shows
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the new data on experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab show reason for both optimism and caution.