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Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes?
Microscopic view of pancreas tissue.

The researchers grew pancreatic tissue (above) so it incorporated a mesh-like electronic network (red). Cells within the tissue produce insulin (green), the blood-sugar-lowering hormone lost in type 1 diabetes.

(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine)

Could ‘cyborg’ transplants replace pancreatic tissue damaged by diabetes?

A new electronic implant system developed by Penn Medicine researchers prompts lab-grown pancreatic cells to mature, and suggests a new way to treat diabetes.

Matt Toal

How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses

How hospitals can reverse nursing workforce losses

New research from Penn Nursing finds that most registered nurses who recently left hospital employment are motivated to return to health care work, and safe nurse staffing levels is the top factor that would bring them back.

From Penn Nursing News

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When does AI assistance undermine learning?

When does AI assistance undermine learning?

Research by Wharton’s Hamsa Bastani shows that giving learners on-demand AI assistance can erode practice, “productive struggle,” and long-term skill growth—even when they know it harms their learning.

Shaping the future of large animal medicine

Shaping the future of large animal medicine

Liz Arbittier trains the next generation of large animal veterinarians who work to protect the food supply and safeguard against zoonotic diseases.

Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US
Two people unpacking boxes of Narcan in a rural community.

In 2024, members of the Social Action Lab toured rural areas in Appalachia to hear from nonprofit groups and others who help people with opioid use disorder move toward recovery.

(Image: Courtesy of the Social Action Lab)

Transforming community health and social connections in rural areas of the US

Dolores Albarracín, the Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor, has long studied how to curb disease and improve health.

From Annenberg School for Communication

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Where peak performance meets progressive disease
Hansell Stedman on skis.

Hansell Stedman is a professor of surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine.

(Image: Margo Reed)

Where peak performance meets progressive disease

Hansell Stedman and his team draw on personal experience at the extremes of muscle function—world-class athleticism and muscular dystrophy—as they strive to develop a safer gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise
Rendering of the human body on a bicycle and the brain and skeletal system highlighted.

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No brain, no gain: Neuronal activity enhances benefits of exercise

Research led by Penn neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley and collaborators finds that hypothalamic neurons are essential for translating physical exertion into endurance, potentially opening the door to exercise-mimicking therapies.

5 min. read

Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion
Two workers in a lab working on cooling structures.

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Beating the heat: Designing cooling for bodies in motion

Dorit Aviv, director of Weitzman’s Thermal Architecture Lab, studies how humans, technology, and design intersect, paving the way for the development of novel approaches to cooling people efficiently.

5 min. read

100 years of television
An old television set in front of curtained windows.

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100 years of television

Annenberg faculty reflect on the history of television and the social, political, and technological changes its viewers experienced through the medium.

From Annenberg School for Communication

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