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Lipids model how to explore for unexpected diseases
Lipid panel with check marks with a stethoscope resting on top of the file.

Lipids model how to explore for unexpected diseases

Lipids are known heritable risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but increasing evidence also supports shared genetics with diseases of other organ systems.

From Penn Medicine News

The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’
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As a global pandemic, COVID-19 spread across the world. But it didn’t hit everyone equally. “Being healthy is essential to human flourishing,” says Jennifer Prah Ruger, who advocates for shared norms in health governance to address global inequalities. (Image: Martin Sanchez, also featured on homepage)

The pandemic, health inequities, and an ‘opportunity for change’

Experts across the University weigh in on which lessons the pandemic drove home and what immediate measures are needed to prevent future loss.
With remarkable similarities to MS, a disease in dogs opens new avenues for study
Microscopic image of cells labeled blue, green, and pink

A naturally occurring canine disease called granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis replicates many features of multiple sclerosis, including the involvement of B cells (in red) and T cells (green) in the tissues that line the central nervous system. (Image: Penn Vet)

With remarkable similarities to MS, a disease in dogs opens new avenues for study

Researchers at the School of Veterinary Medicine led by Jorge Iván Alvarez and Molly Church found that the canine disease granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis shares many of the same pathological and immunological features as MS.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award
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Drew Weissman (left) is the Roberts Family Professor of Vaccine Research in the Perelman School of Medicine. Katalin Karikó is an adjunct professor of Neurosurgery at Penn and a senior vice president at BioNTech. (Image: Penn Medicine)

Penn mRNA pioneers receive the Princess of Asturias Award

Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó earned the prestigious honor for their foundational research that led to development of two lifesaving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

From Penn Medicine News

How mRNA vaccines help fight cancer tumors
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How mRNA vaccines help fight cancer tumors

Penn researchers are looking to mRNA vaccines for applications outside of infectious diseases, as they can not only prompt strong antibody responses to fight off invaders, like COVID-19, but also potent cytotoxic T cell responses.

Steve Graff

Black and white women have same mutations linked to breast cancer risk
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Black and white women have same mutations linked to breast cancer risk

The prevalence of genetic mutations associated with breast cancer in Black and white women is the same, but the takeaway is not to change testing guidelines based on race alone, but focus on ensuring equal access to and uptake of testing to minimize disparities in care and outcomes.

Steve Graff

Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis
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Partisan politics and the opioid epidemic: A social media analysis

Researchers at Penn Medicine explored how partisanship might affect legislative progress on the opioid epidemic by analyzing the content of state legislators’ opioid-related social media posts over time.

From Penn LDI