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Benjamin Prosser with his daughter, Lucy, and wife, Erin.

Gift to Penn Medicine and CHOP establishes Center for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

This $25M gift will bolster the efforts of an interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scientists at Penn and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, led by director Benjamin Prosser, to accelerate research in genetic therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Black older Americans age faster than white counterparts

According to a new Penn study, inequities in socioeconomic resources is the main cause of biological aging as measured by DNA methylation.

A silhouette of a person in black on a red background. The person is holding a phone that reads "COVID-19" and the back of the head is open, with many different symbols flowing out, including a globe, a hospital, a needle, a vial, a mask, the dollar sign, and a TV screen that reads "Fake News."

Q&A

Why COVID misinformation continues to spread

Penn Medicine’s Anish Agarwal discusses why false claims about the virus and vaccines arise and persist, plus what he hopes will come from NIH-funded research he and Penn Engineering’s Sharath Chandra Guntuku have recently begun.

Microscopic view of Microglia cell and pyramidal neuron.

New approach for brain cell immunotherapy

Penn Medicine researchers have developed a selective medicine to get rid of old microglia, while also replenishing them with transplanted surrogate cells in their place, suggesting future potential for treating and even preventing neurodegenerative disorders.

Racial disparities in postpartum visits decreased with telehealth

A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented.

African American person using a smartphone on a couch.

Patient-reported racism and emergency care

A new study by Penn LDI fellows used text messaged-based surveys to assess patient emergency department experience, including the impact of race.

Two rows of people: William Beltran, Brian Gregory, Insup Lee, Guo-Li Ming. Bottom row: Eric Schelter, Theodore Schurr, Warren Seider, and Karen Winey.

Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows

Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.

A firsthand look at traditional Chinese medicine in Thailand

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

Penn Med student highlights the untold stories of Black women in medicine

Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.

Doctor and patient looking at results of a brain scan.

Head injury is associated with doubled mortality rate long-term

Penn Medicine research finds that in the 30-year study period, more severe head injuries doubled mortality rates.

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