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Penn Research Shows Mouthwash Routine May Cut Risk of Preterm Birth

Penn Research Shows Mouthwash Routine May Cut Risk of Preterm Birth

PHILADELPHIA — Research from the University of Pennsylvania has shown that rinsing with mouthwash isn’t just good for oral health, it may be associated with a reduction in the incidence of preterm birth in pregnant women with periodontal disease.

Evan Lerner

Penn Researchers Find a New Twist in a Blindness-causing Disease Gene

Penn Researchers Find a New Twist in a Blindness-causing Disease Gene

PHILADELPHIA — After more than three decades of research, University of Pennsylvania veterinarians and vision-research scientists, with associates at Cornell University, have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs.

Evan Lerner

Penn Researchers Find a New Twist in a Blindness-causing Disease Gene

Penn Researchers Find a New Twist in a Blindness-causing Disease Gene

PHILADELPHIA — After more than three decades of research, University of Pennsylvania veterinarians and vision-research scientists, with associates at Cornell University, have identified a gene responsible for a blindness-inducing disease that afflicts dogs.

Evan Lerner

University of Pennsylvania Announces MOU With Seoul National University

University of Pennsylvania Announces MOU With Seoul National University

SEOUL, KOREA –- In a ceremony today at Seoul National University (SNU), the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and SNU announced an agreement recognizing shared academic interests between the two universities.

Jacquie Posey , Laura Cavender

Penn Dental Medicine Presenting 3rd Annual Oral Cancer Walk on April 16

Penn Dental Medicine Presenting 3rd Annual Oral Cancer Walk on April 16

PHILADELPHIA – Students at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine are partnering with the national Oral Cancer Foundation to present Philadelphia’s 3rd Annual Oral Cancer Walk on Saturday, April 16.  The event recognizes Oral Cancer Awareness Month, bringing attention to the disease and the importance of early detection.

Evan Lerner

Successful Periodontal Therapy May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth, According to Penn Dental Study

Successful Periodontal Therapy May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth, According to Penn Dental Study

PHILADELPHIA –- A collaboration led by a periodontal researcher from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine has found a possible link between the success of gum-disease treatment and the likelihood of giving birth prematurely, according to a study published in the journal BJOG: An Inter

Jacquie Posey

Collaboration Solves Structure of Herpes Virus Protein, Provides New Drug Directions

Collaboration Solves Structure of Herpes Virus Protein, Provides New Drug Directions

PHILADELPHIA  -– The mechanism by which a herpes virus invades cells has remained a mystery to scientists, but now research from Tufts University and the University of Pennsylvania reveals the unusual structure of a key member of the protein complex that allows a herpes virus to invade cells.

Jordan Reese