Perelman School of Medicine

How to quell a cytokine storm

An international team finds new ways to dampen an overactive immune system, and can influence new drug targets for lupus and other autoimmune disorders.

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Seeing disfigured faces prompts negative brain responses

A brain imaging study finds negative implicit biases against individuals with scars, birthmarks, and other facial differences.

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Why are so many women still dying from childbirth?

Experts from Penn discuss the role that social determinants, socioeconomics, and racism play, and how the University is addressing the maternal mortality crisis head on.

Trauma linked to earlier puberty, premature brain development, and mental illness

A Penn study details the effects of poverty and trauma on brain and behavior in youths.

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New pain management protocol sends 92% of cancer surgery patients home without opioids

A Penn study of robotic urologic surgery patients points to a key step in overcoming opioid crisis—start patients with over the counter medications, and only use opioids if they are really needed.

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Children who nap midday are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems

A Penn study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in China revealed strong connections between 30 to 60 minutes of shuteye at least three days a week and positive outcomes in a handful of areas.

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Penn Medicine releases free, ‘self-service’ AI tool for data analytics

The Penn Medicine Institute for Biomedical Informatics has launched a free, open-source automated machine learning system for data analysis that is designed for anyone to use.

New spinal muscle atrophy treatment gains approval

Zolgensma is based on a delivery system discovered by a Penn gene therapy pioneer, marking a new milestone in treating the rare disease.

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Eczema’s effect on children differs by race

A Penn study finds racial disparities in school attendance due to common skin condition, with Hispanic and black children more likely to miss school due to eczema than white children.

The particle accelerator, which sends protons down a beamline as long as a football field through three-story-high gantries, delivers the most cutting-edge proton therapy there is.

Proton therapy side-effects found fewer than conventional radiation

In the largest study of its kind, Penn researchers compare overall adverse events of proton and photon therapies.

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