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Workplace wellness programs could improve if more personalized

In a program that used three different types of behavioral nudges, a Penn Medicine study showed significantly different results for people with different personal and psychological characteristics.

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Penn Medicine votes, and so should you: How to vote safely in 2020

The Penn Medicine Votes initiative, and Penn Medicine’s partnership with VotER helps staff and patients navigate a safe way to vote either before or on Election Day.

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Away from the lab bench, Khoa Tran is a ‘science superhero’

The research fellow in the Berger Lab and co-founder of JKX Comics makes science and STEM disciplines more accessible by translating abstruse concepts into approachable comics.

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Nudges and machine learning triples advanced care conversations

During the pandemic, a Penn-developed algorithm helped sustain end-of-life care discussions with patients with cancer.

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A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis

A collaboration of experts across Penn schools has created a detailed, long-term policy plan for nursing homes, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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An ecosystem of innovation fosters tech-based solutions to COVID-19 challenges

Clinicians, engineers, and IT specialists work together at Penn on innovations that help doctors provide the best care for patients amid continued social distancing and coronavirus restrictions.

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Five Penn faculty elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Five faculty from Penn are among the newest members of the National Academy of Medicine: William Beltran of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Matthew McHugh of the School of Nursing, and Ronald DeMatteo, Raina Merchant, and Hongjun Song of the Perelman School of Medicine.

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Crowd-sourcing optogenetics data to tackle neurological diseases

The specialized field of neuroscience, optogenetics, shows clinical promise for conditions like epilepsy and Parkinson’s. But before human trials can get fully underway, the field must better understand a crucial intermediate step, aided by 45 labs in nine countries sharing information.

What nutrients fuel a healthy beating heart?

A first-of-its-kind Penn Medicine study paints a detailed picture of the heart’s fuel and nutrient use.

Scientists engineer bacteria-killing molecules from wasp venom

A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine has engineered powerful new antimicrobial molecules from toxic proteins found in wasp venom.

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