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A new approach to determining post-acute care for older adults with dementia
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A new approach to determining post-acute care for older adults with dementia

Two new studies measure the outcomes of home health care versus a skilled nursing facility for patients with dementia after being discharged in hospitals, and find that the mental status at the time of discharge is more relevant than a dementia diagnosis.

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New program inspires underrepresented young women to cancer research
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The Abramson Cancer Center’s Summer Health Experience, or SHE program, exposes students like Bintou Samassa (bottom left) to a career in cancer research. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

New program inspires underrepresented young women to cancer research

The Abramson Cancer Center’s Summer Health Experience, or SHE, program introduces young women to careers in cancer research. Statistics show that Black and Latinx women are severely underrepresented in the health sciences.

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In-person requirements decreased WIC participation during the pandemic
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In-person requirements decreased WIC participation during the pandemic

Prior to the pandemic, only about half of all eligible families received WIC benefits. In a recent study in JAMA, Penn Medicine researchers examined one way in which these burdens may have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Restoring ‘chaperone’ protein may prevent plaque buildup in Alzheimer’s
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DAXX (red color at top) prevents the aggregation of mutant p53 protein associated with cancers (dark green color at bottom) in cells. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

Restoring ‘chaperone’ protein may prevent plaque buildup in Alzheimer’s

Penn Medicine researchers show how restoring levels of the protein DAXX and a large group of similar proteins prevents the misfolding of the rogue proteins known to drive Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize
Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó.

Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research, and Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

Penn mRNA researchers Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó awarded the 2021 Albany Prize

For their landmark research that set a foundation for the mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó have been selected to receive the prize after decades of work.

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How to connect communities to colorectal cancer screening
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A FIT Kit comes in an envelope and includes instructions, a prepaid return mailing envelope, and a small tube to contain a probe that the user will insert into a stool sample to capture a tiny particle. In the lab, the small sample is tested for signs of blood in the stool, which may not be visible. (Image: Penn Medicine Service in Action)

How to connect communities to colorectal cancer screening

Penn Medicine has been on a multiyear journey to both raise the rates of screening for colorectal cancer and increase uptake of follow up care, with the goal of driving down colorectal cancer death rates and addressing inequities

From Penn Medicine Service in Action

The best new implants may be a piece of you
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HUP patient Stacy Haley received free-flap reconstruction surgery after receiving a double mastectomy. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

The best new implants may be a piece of you

Innovative techniques like autologous surgery involves implanting patients with something taken from a different part of their body, which eliminates the risk of infection and erosion of synthetic materials.

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval
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Katalin Karikó, an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech, and Drew Weissman, the Roberts Family Professor in Vaccine Research. (Image: Penn Medicine News)

COVID-19 mRNA vaccine that uses fundamental Penn technology receives FDA approval

Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine to prevent COVID-19 uses fundamental modified mRNA technology created by Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó at the Perelman School of Medicine.

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Brain powered: Neuroscience research at Penn Medicine’s Pavilion
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Brain powered: Neuroscience research at Penn Medicine’s Pavilion

Penn Medicine’s newest inpatient facility will help to foster fundamental neuroscience discoveries and new neurotechnologies by bringing clinical care and neuroscience research closer together.

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