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    What are the best ways to debunk COVID vaccine misinformation?

    What are the best ways to debunk COVID vaccine misinformation?

    Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have tested types of messages that debunked vaccine misinformation with people considering getting vaccinated or boosted.

    Eric Horvath

    2 min. read

    Reimagined Penn Medicine facility set to usher in a bold new era of Immune Health discovery
    Penn President J. Larry Jameson, Kevin Mahoney and two others cutting a Penn Medicine ribbon at a Ribbon Cutting ceremony.

    (From left) Kevin B. Mahoney, chief executive officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Penn President J. Larry Jameson; Jonathan A. Epstein, dean of the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM); and E. Michael Ostap, senior vice dean and chief scientific officer at PSOM, at the ribbon cutting at 3600 Civic Center Boulevard.

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    Reimagined Penn Medicine facility set to usher in a bold new era of Immune Health discovery

    3600 Civic Center Boulevard will bring together key researchers and technologies in Immune Health, the Colton Center for Autoimmunity, and infectious diseases to drive breakthrough science.

    Eric Horvath

    2 min. read

    Measuring the impact of loneliness and social isolation on the brain
    An Antarctic penguin watching a ship at sea.

    A penguin watching a vessel at sea.

    (Image: Michael Beaulieu—French Polar Institute) 

    Measuring the impact of loneliness and social isolation on the brain

    New research from Penn Medicine shows the negative, yet reversible, impact of spending time in isolated, confined, extreme environments—such as an Antarctic research station.

    Eric Horvath

    5 min. read

    AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom
    Venom on the Fang of a Diamondback Rattlesnake

    Image: McDonald Wildlife Photography Inc. via Getty Images

    AI finds hundreds of potential antibiotics in snake and spider venom

    Research from the lab of César de la Fuente on an AI-powered screen of global venom libraries uncovers dozens of promising drug candidates.

    Eric Horvath

    2 min. read

    Food insecurity linked to elevated mortality risk among cancer survivors

    Food insecurity linked to elevated mortality risk among cancer survivors

    A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine shows that cancer survivors experiencing food insecurity had a 28 percent relative increase in risk of death versus those who were food secure.

    Eric Horvath

    1 min. read

    Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey
    Yvette Shaline.

    Yvette Sheline is the McLure Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Research in the Perelman School of Medicine.

    (Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

    Psychiatric faculty mentorship programs are key to this expert’s journey

    Psychiatry and behavioral research professor Yvette Sheline has crafted a program to provide mentorship opportunities catered specifically to psychiatry researchers.

    Eric Horvath

    Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide
    An Army veteran speaking with a medical professional.

    Image: iStock/Drazen Zigic

    Standardizing provider assessments to aid veterans at risk of suicide

    A Penn Medicine study of nearly 39,000 health records is the first to examine access to firearms and opioids, and completion of related interventions, among veterans at risk for suicide receiving care at the VA.

    Eric Horvath

    Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven
    A scientist with a pipette and a test tube with a computer screen in the background.

    Image: iStock/Cavan Images

    Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven

    A new report from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and Crescenz VA Medical Center has evaluated a genetic test for opioid use disorder that recently received pre-marketing approval by the FDA, finding that the genes comprising it do not accurately identify individuals likely to develop the disorder.

    Eric Horvath

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