Perelman School of Medicine

Tumors Form Advance Teams to Ready Lungs for Spread of Cancer, Finds Penn Study

Cancer metastasis requires tumor cells to acquire properties that allow them to escape from the primary tumor site, travel to a distant place in the body, and form secondary tumors.

Penn Alum Provides Social Health Services at Free Clinic

At a soup kitchen in the basement of the St. Agatha-St. James Catholic Church, located at the edge of the University of Pennsylvania’s campus, May graduate Kyra Edson provides free health services to those in need.

Penn Medicine Researchers Find Sleep Beliefs Vary Along Racial Lines in Philadelphia

When it comes to sleep, Penn Medicine researchers are finding out that some things really are black and white.

Multi-disciplinary Penn Research Identifies Protein Required for Cell Movement

Both basic scientists and clinicians have an interest in how the cells of our body move. Cells must be mobile in order for organisms to grow, to heal, to transmit information internally, to mount immune responses and to conduct a host of other activities necessary for survival.

Penn Community Gathers School Supplies for West Philadelphia Youngsters

Through Friday, Aug. 16, multiple locations across the University of Pennsylvania campus will serve as drop-off points for the Penn Volunteers in Public Service’s annual back-to-school drive.

Penn Students Searching for Treatment for Parkinson’s

Awarded summer fellowships by the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, University of Pennsylvania students Solongo Batjargal and Eric Lin look to play instrumental roles in the development of a treatment for Parkinson's.

Penn: Variants at Gene Linked to Kidney Disease, Sleeping Sickness Resistance

A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers involves a classic case of evolution’s fickle nature: a genetic mutation that protects against a potentially fatal infectious disease also appears to increase the risk of developing a chronic, debilitating condition.

Penn Study: Migraine is Associated with Variations in Structure of Brain Arteries

The network of arteries supplying blood flow to the brain is more likely to be incomplete in people who suffer migraine, a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reports.

Penn Study Shows How Viruses in Gut Bacteria Change

Humans are far more than merely the sum total of all the cells that form the organs and tissues.

Penn Medicine: Isolated Psychiatric Episodes Rare, but Possible, in Common Form of Autoimmune Encephalitis

A small percentage of people diagnosed with a mysterious neurological condition may only experience psychiatric changes - such as delusional thinking, hallucinations, and aggressive behavior - according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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