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One drink a day linked with reduced brain size
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One drink a day linked with reduced brain size

The Penn-led research, using a dataset of more than 36,000 adults, revealed that going from one to two drinks a day was associated with changes in the brain equivalent to aging two years. Heavier drinking was linked with an even greater toll.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Links between diet and cancer
Kathryn Wellen in her lab.

Kathryn E. Wellen, an associate professor of cancer biology and principal investigator of the Wellen Lab.

Links between diet and cancer

Kathryn E. Wellen, an associate professor of Cancer Biology and principal investigator of the Wellen Lab, seeks answers to find the connections between metabolism and cancer biology.

From Penn Medicine News

COVID in a cat
Orange cat sleeps on a blanket

COVID in a cat

A new report led by Elizabeth Lennon of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues has confirmed what is believed to be the first published account of the delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a house cat.

Katherine Unger Baillie

SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S.
Four white-tailed deer in a snow-covered meadow

Recent research at Penn and elsewhere underscores that SARS-CoV-2 has jumped repeatedly between species during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife around the U.S.

In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.

Katherine Unger Baillie

COVID-19 vaccines for young children
Preschool children work on art with a teacher

COVID-19 vaccines for young children

As the pandemic enters its third year, kids under five can’t get vaccinated. Researchers explain what’s been unfolding with the vaccine authorization process.

Katherine Unger Baillie

The history, and future, of Black doctors at Penn
Three masked workers hang a portrait of Helen Octavia Dickens on the wall.

The expanded exhibit and new home for Helen Octavia Dickens’ portrait were installed in late August 2021 and dedicated in early December. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

The history, and future, of Black doctors at Penn

A recent article in Penn Medicine magazine highlights four Black graduates and physicians over 200 years, and the ongoing efforts today to build a more diverse and inclusive community.

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Penn receives momentous gift to support Korean studies, neurovascular surgery, and the Wharton School 
James Kim.

Penn alum James Joo-Jin Kim.

Penn receives momentous gift to support Korean studies, neurovascular surgery, and the Wharton School 

The $25 million gift from James Joo-Jin Kim and Agnes Kim, and the James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation will support a range of initiatives at Penn, including the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies in the School of Arts & Sciences.
Caring for, and learning from, Indigenous communities
Signpost outside of a building in Alaska indicating distance in miles to global cities.

Caring for, and learning from, Indigenous communities

With support of Penn’s Center for Global Health, Robin Canada started a clinical rotation program for Penn at various Indian Health Service medical centers.

Alex Gardner

Helen Octavia Dickens: An expanded view of a trailblazing OB-GYN
Helen O. Dickens in a white coat at her work desk.

Dickens, a physician and advocate for women’s health, preventive care, and health equity for Black women and girls, was influential in her profession from the 1930s until her death in 2001. Now, an expanded portrait display honors more of her life and work and features photos not widely seen, such as this image by G. Marshall Wilson in 1947. (Image: Courtesy of Dickens’ daughter, Jayne Henderson Brown.)

Helen Octavia Dickens: An expanded view of a trailblazing OB-GYN

Helen Octavia Dickens was not only the first African American woman faculty member in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn, but a vital leader in the community advocating for preventive health for women and teen girls of color.

From Penn Medicine News

A serendipitous finding lends new insight into how atopic dermatitis develops
In two panels labeled "control skin" and "AD skin" stained cells show how inflammation is present in patients with atopic dermatitis

New findings in atopic dermatitis reveal an inflammatory cascade unfolding early in disease development, according to researchers from the School of Dental Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. (Image: Courtesy of Kang Ko)

A serendipitous finding lends new insight into how atopic dermatitis develops

Research from the School of Dental Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory reveals a mechanism behind the inflammation that is a feature of the common skin disease.

Katherine Unger Baillie