Meet the biology major who brought an Iowa caucus to Philadelphia Junior Jessica Anderson (center) of Titonka, Iowa, organized an Iowa satellite caucus in Philadelphia, one of more than 90 that took place worldwide. Fourteen people, mostly area college students, participated. Meet the biology major who brought an Iowa caucus to Philadelphia Junior Jessica Anderson organized the satellite event because she wanted to participate in the political process. Politics aside, she’s aiming for a career that combines research and patient care.
Defect driving resistance to CAR T therapy identified A CAR T cell interacting with a cancer cell. Defect driving resistance to CAR T therapy identified A new study identifies the mechanism that prevents cell death, and can guide future immunotherapy strategies in patients whose blood cancers are resistant to CAR T therapy.
Penn nanoparticles are less toxic to T cells engineered for cancer immunotherapy An artist’s illustration of nanoparticles transporting mRNA into a T cell (blue), allowing the latter to express surface receptors that recognize cancer cells (red). (Image: Ryan Allen, Second Bay Studios) Penn nanoparticles are less toxic to T cells engineered for cancer immunotherapy By using messenger RNA across the T cell’s membrane via a nanoparticle instead of a DNA-rewriting virus on extracted T cells, CAR T treatments could have fewer side effects.
What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus What we do and don’t know about the novel coronavirus Experts from the Vet School, Med School, and Center for Public Health Initiatives provide insight into the new disease outbreak.
Bystander CPR less likely for people living in Hispanic neighborhoods Bystander CPR less likely for people living in Hispanic neighborhoods A Penn study shows residents of Hispanic neighborhoods also have a lower chance of survival following cardiac arrest compared to those living in non-Hispanic neighborhoods.
New vaccines to protect infants from infections New vaccines to protect infants from infections A new Penn Medicine study puts researchers within closer reach of vaccines that can protect infants against infections by overcoming a mother’s antibodies.
Lab-grown brain organoids, rapidly deployed, can fight glioblastomas Lab-grown brain organoids, rapidly deployed, can fight glioblastomas Glioblastoma organoids grown from patients’ own glioblastoma tissue can be used to investigate personalized treatment approaches in time-sensitive cases.
Direct-to-consumer fertility tests confuse and mislead consumers Direct-to-consumer fertility tests confuse and mislead consumers Findings from the small, first-of-its-kind ethnographic study reinforce the need for consumer education around the purpose and accuracy of direct-to-consumer hormone-based fertility tests.
Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea Losing tongue fat improves sleep apnea A Penn Medicine study suggests the tongue could be a new target for treating the common sleep disorder.
An entire course of radiation treatment in under one second An entire course of radiation treatment in under one second Findings related to FLASH radiotherapy—using protons rather than electrons—prove feasible in the future for cancer therapy.