Side Gigs for Good during COVID-19 Side Gigs for Good during COVID-19 Whether making masks, writing letters, raising funds, or shopping for neighbors, members of the Penn community have stepped up during the pandemic to support those in need.
Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak France and the United States have experienced a significant reduction in the number of organ donations and solid organ transplant procedures since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing Activating the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor has been shown to stop pancreatic cancer from growing, but may also make tumors more visible to the immune system and thus more susceptible to modern immunotherapy.
Nurses go beyond the caregiving Nurses at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, seen here in personal protective equipment, use thermal scanners to check the temperature of every person who enters the facility. (Image: Daniel Burke) Nurses go beyond the caregiving In the face of a disease that requires physical separation from other human beings, these care providers have extended their role, taking on tasks usually relegated to others and sitting in as family and friends to the ill.
Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School. Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made These two biomarkers may offer clues into the underlying biological processes at play in decision making, according to research from neuroscientist Michael Platt.
Sniffing out an unusually common phenomenon in COVID-19 patients Sniffing out an unusually common phenomenon in COVID-19 patients Researchers at Penn Medicine are working to understand how the COVID-19 virus works, and are finding it has unusual range in symptoms and behavior, including a loss of smell in some patients.
Researchers discover a key mechanism of cytokine storm in Castleman Disease Researchers discover a key mechanism of cytokine storm in Castleman Disease The discovery by Penn researchers may be applicable to COVID-19 patients, as some experience the same hyper-response of the immune system.
Coming together to solve the many scientific mysteries of COVID-19 Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (Image: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH) Coming together to solve the many scientific mysteries of COVID-19 Putting some of their regular research projects on the back burner, researchers around Penn are digging into unknowns about the novel coronavirus from their deep and varied perspectives.
Inside the pandemic’s most deadly targets: Nursing homes Inside the pandemic’s most deadly targets: Nursing homes The fourth in an ongoing series of LDI “Experts at Home” virtual seminars focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cracks in how we fund and staff nursing home care.
Why risk behaviors, not orientation, should decide who gives blood Q&A Why risk behaviors, not orientation, should decide who gives blood In a Q&A with Assistant Professor of Medicine Katharine Bar, an explanation on how the ban of blood donations on men who have sex with men came to be, why it persists, and what it should be changed to.