Perelman School of Medicine

closeup of newborn face wrapped in a blanket

How our ‘birth environment’ can influence our health

Mary Regina Boland studies how one’s “birth environment,” or the factors that a mother experienced while pregnant, affects health risks later in life, and what can actually be predicted while still in the womb.

person outside wearing a fitness tracker and headphones looking at a smartphone

Patients stick with smartphone activity trackers longer than wearable devices

Six months after their discharge, smartphone users were 32 percent more likely to continue sending health data to the research team than those using wearables.

drawing of the upper body with the outline of the lungs highlighted

Advancing an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension

With a protein drug grown in the leaves of lettuce plants, the School of Dental Medicine’s Henry Daniell and colleagues hope to provide new treatment options for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare but deadly disease.

A Black person examines their skin for acne in a hand mirror.

Researchers illuminate racial disparity in U.S. acne treatment

A new study from Penn Medicine finds Black patients are less likely than white peers to receive systemic treatments and acne medication overall.

an audience in a lecture hall watching a speaker give a powerpoint presentation

Future collaborators and scientific pioneers at the Women in STEM symposium

Graduate students and faculty across Penn met to share their work and discuss solutions for issues faced by women in STEM.

liang feng, erica korb, and weijie su headshots

Three Penn faculty named 2020 Sloan Research Fellows

Engineer Liang Feng, neuroscientist Erica Korb, and statistician Weijie Su each received the competitive and prestigious award honoring early-career researchers.

Four workers wear protecting clothing while placing a board with asbestos into a plastic bag.

The dangers of asbestos: What the public should know

Marilyn Howarth and Ian Blair of the Perelman School of Medicine discuss the hazards of asbestos, how it harms the body, the crisis in the school district, and why there is no safe level of asbestos.

For aging patients, one missed doctor’s visit can lead to vision loss

A Penn Medicine study found keeping regular ophthalmology appointments play an important role in outcomes for patients with age-related macular degeneration.

St. Bernard dog with three legs sits outside near a pile of firewood

Treatment in a FLASH

A clinical trial in dogs with cancer, co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine, is testing the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of delivering a full dose of radiation therapy in a split second.

rendering of DNA sequence and cells as part of gene editing from CRISPR cas9

CRISPR-edited immune cells can survive and thrive after infusion into cancer patients

In the first U.S. clinical trial, cells removed from patients and brought back into the lab were able to kill cancer months after their original manufacturing and infusion.

Filters