Perelman School of Medicine

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The unpredictable course of COVID-19

Austin Kilaru, an LDI associate fellow and emergency physician, studied COVID-19 patients who return to the hospital after an initial evaluation in the emergency department, to understand how often people need hospitalization after initially appearing well.

Anthony Fauci and Penn Medicine physicians on cancer care during pandemic

A virtual conference on cancer and COVID-19 discussed how medical professionals adapt to a rapidly changing environment and enforce protocols to deliver care safely, while individuals are choosing to skip cancer screenings or delay treatments.

A farm for the community

The Food and Wellness Collaborative, which emerged from the ‘Your Big Idea’ competition, has turned an expanse of turf into a productive growing space.

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Is your drinking water toxic? This app may help you find out

A new tool developed by Penn Medicine researchers informs users about their potential exposure to hydraulic fracturing chemicals.

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Blocking enzyme’s self-destruction may mitigate age-related diseases

Penn researchers have discovered a potential new way to maintain a key enzyme, SIRT1, which is tied to aging.

Microscopic view of antibodies destroying an infected cell by a virus.

Novel Dual CAR T cell immunotherapy promising for targeting the HIV reservoir

A new alteration to the way T cells are engineered has significant implications for using engineered T cells to fight both HIV and cancer.

Kellie Jurado on bringing more inclusion and diversity to medicine

The Presidential Assistant Professor in microbiology runs the Jurado lab, which studies emerging virus pathogenesis and immunology, while leading and supporting equity and justice initiatives.

Localizing epilepsy ‘hotspots’

Student interns worked this summer with the Davis Lab in the Penn Epilepsy Center to research improvements to epilepsy diagnosis using the tools of machine learning and network analysis.

Microscopic view of abnormal neurofibrillary tangles.

Researchers discover a rare genetic form of dementia

A buildup of tau protein in parts of the brain helped Edward Lee, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and other Penn scientists uncover this new form of dementia.

white pills on a surface with the molecular composition of hydroxychloroquine drawn.

Hydroxychloroquine no more effective than placebo in preventing COVID-19

A Penn clinical trial shows health care workers in contact with COVID-19 patients who took hydroxychloroquine daily did not reduce their rate of infection.

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