New, precise, and efficient DNA sequencing method may lead to easier testing and earlier cancer detection Image: iStock/ismagilov New, precise, and efficient DNA sequencing method may lead to easier testing and earlier cancer detection The technique, created by Penn Medicine researchers, requires smaller DNA samples for testing and opens up potential new opportunities for next-generation diagnostics.
Demystifying the supporting role of key cellular structures Image: iStock/Christoph Burgstedt Demystifying the supporting role of key cellular structures Penn researchers shed light on actin, a key cell-structure protein, and their findings offer insights into treating many muscle, bone, heart, immune, and neurological disorders.
Cells linking chronic psychological stress to inflammatory bowel disease identified Image: iStock/Vadym Pastukh Cells linking chronic psychological stress to inflammatory bowel disease identified New Penn Medicine research finds cells in central nervous system communicate stress responses to the gastrointestinal tract.
Data suggests stopping immunotherapy after two years is reasonable in patients with advanced lung cancer Image: iStock/XiXinXing Data suggests stopping immunotherapy after two years is reasonable in patients with advanced lung cancer A new Penn Medicine study finds indefinite immunotherapy is not associated with improved survival in large, retrospective cohort.
Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality A person cycles past the skyline in Philadelphia shrouded in haze, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (Image: AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Q&A Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality Olajumoke O. Fadugba of the Perelman School of Medicine addresses why smoke irritates the body, why people with allergies and asthma are particularly affected, and how to stay safe. Writer: Kristina García
Putting biomedical research advances within reach Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Putting biomedical research advances within reach Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations.
Key details of fat cells uncovered, advancing potential treatments for obesity and diabetes Adipocytes fat cells. (Image: iStock/Design Cells) Key details of fat cells uncovered, advancing potential treatments for obesity and diabetes The findings from the Penn Medicine study represent the first structural details of uncoupling protein 1, which allows fat tissue to burn off calories as heat.
Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates Twenty-nine Penn students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year, from left: (top row) Anuj Amin, Ella Atsavapranee, Rebecca Bean, Rachael (Viola) Bordon, Erin Brennan, Mia Cheung; (second row) Allison Chou, Teresa Christensen, Sabrina de Brito, Ashley Fuchs, Zacharia Hamdi, Nilesh Kavthekar; (third row) Vincent Kelley, Lauren Lamb, Esther Lee, Beyoncé Lightfoot, Colin Lodewick, Lea Mangifesta; (fourth row) Vanessa Martinez Penn, Anya Miller, Marissa Mojena, Priyamvada Nambrath, Trevor Núñez, Sriram Palepu; (bottom row) Kyra Schulman, Laila Shadid, Ingrid Sotelo, Sally Thomas, and Erin Wrightson. (Images: Courtesy of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships) Fulbright 2023 U.S. Student Program grants awarded to 29 Penn affiliates Twenty-nine University of Pennsylvania students, recent graduates, and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2023-24 academic year to conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in more than 20 nations.
Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19 Image: iStock/Sviatlana Lazarenka Tweets showed increasing loneliness among emergency medicine doctors during COVID-19 A new study from Penn Medicine finds a steady increase in expressions of loneliness and depression as the pandemic continued.
Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans Image: iStock/Boris Jovanovic Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor.