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Penn-Rochester Study Identifies a Novel Way to Deliver Drugs to Control Dental Plaque

Penn-Rochester Study Identifies a Novel Way to Deliver Drugs to Control Dental Plaque

Therapeutic agents intended to reduce dental plaque and prevent tooth decay are often removed by saliva and the act of swallowing before they can take effect. But a team of researchers has developed a way to keep the drugs from being washed away.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Peter Iglinski

Penn Celebrates National Public Health Week

Penn Celebrates National Public Health Week

Penn's health schools are celebrating National Public Health Week by featuring stories that highlight public health efforts across the University. Follow along on Twitter at ‪#‎PennOneHealth‬. ***

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Dental Medicine Team Shows Why Wound Healing Is Impaired in Diabetics

Penn Dental Medicine Team Shows Why Wound Healing Is Impaired in Diabetics

One of the most troubling complications of diabetes is its effect on wound healing. Roughly 15 percent of diabetics will suffer from a non-healing wound in their lifetime. In some cases, these open ulcers on the skin lead to amputations.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Competition Leads Five Penn Students to Successful Social Entrepreneurship

Competition Leads Five Penn Students to Successful Social Entrepreneurship

A year ago, what started as a “crazy idea” among five University of Pennsylvania students in the off-campus apartment of senior Josh Tycko has turned into a budding social entrepreneurial business that is changing lives – theirs and those of thousands of children in India.
Penn’s Celebration of Innovation Features Silfen Forum With Amy Gutmann and Walter Isaacson

Penn’s Celebration of Innovation Features Silfen Forum With Amy Gutmann and Walter Isaacson

University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and David L. Cohen, chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees, invite Penn students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and friends, as well as the region’s business and tech community, to a series of events from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct.