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Penn Study Points to Path for Antibiotic-free Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis

Penn Study Points to Path for Antibiotic-free Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis, or AD, a chronic inflammatory skin condition and the most common form of eczema, is estimated to afflict as much as 10 percent of the population in the United States, and it is much more common now than it was 50 years ago. Veterinary clinical estimates also show that approximately 10 percent of dogs have atopic dermatitis.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Katie Delach

Penn Vet Study Identifies Mechanism Explaining Female Bias in Autoimmunity

Penn Vet Study Identifies Mechanism Explaining Female Bias in Autoimmunity

Possessing two X chromosomes is a double-edged sword, immunologically speaking. Females are better at fighting off infection than males, but they are also more susceptible to many autoimmune conditions, such as lupus.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Before Retinal Cells Die, They Regenerate, Penn Vet Blindness Study Finds

Before Retinal Cells Die, They Regenerate, Penn Vet Blindness Study Finds

Until relatively recently, the dogma in neuroscience was that neurons, including the eye’s photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, do not regenerate. This is the reason that nerve damage is thought to be so grave. More recent studies have poked holes in this belief by showing that, in some vertebrate species, neurons can be stimulated to divide.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Study Reveals How Fish Control Microbes Through Their Gills

Penn Study Reveals How Fish Control Microbes Through Their Gills

Oriol Sunyer, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, has described fish as “an open gut swimming.” Their mucosal surfaces — their skin, digestive tract and gills — are in constant con

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Study: Visualizing a Parasite Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier

Penn Study: Visualizing a Parasite Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier

An estimated 30 percent of the world’s population is chronically infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Most people live with the infection without noticeable effect, but it can be life-threatening for people with suppressed immune systems, such as people on cancer therapies or who have HIV/AIDS.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Winter and Holiday 2015 Health Tips from Penn

Winter and Holiday 2015 Health Tips from Penn

The winter months come with their own special health challenges. From delicious food everywhere you look to harsh weather conditions to the stress of creating a perfect holiday, the season can be challenging.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Gene Pair Plays Crucial Role in Colon Cancer, Penn Vet Team Shows

Gene Pair Plays Crucial Role in Colon Cancer, Penn Vet Team Shows

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and researchers are hard at work to understand the disease’s complex molecular underpinnings.

Katherine Unger Baillie