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Penn Medicine joins national effort to digitally map the human body

Penn Medicine joins national effort to digitally map the human body

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine are joining a national collaboration to launch the Whole Person Physiome Research and Coordination Center, an initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health to create AI-ready models of physiology for research and clinical care.

The perils and promise of GLP-1 medications
A doctor taking the blood pressure of a patient

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The perils and promise of GLP-1 medications

How Penn Nursing researchers are ahead of the curve.

From Penn Nursing News

5 min. read

Nudge boosts statin-prescribing, means fewer pharmacy trips

Nudge boosts statin-prescribing, means fewer pharmacy trips

Statins are lifesaving to those with high cholesterol, but patients don’t always take them. A nudge that increased long-term prescriptions could be key.

Frank Otto

2 min. read

Collaborating toward a better future for all
Group pose of Draw Down the Lightning grants winners.

Winners of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants with Penn President J. Larry Jameson and Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives David Asch.

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Collaborating toward a better future for all

The 12 winning teams of the inaugural Draw Down the Lightning grants were celebrated by Penn leadership at a reception, bringing to life the vision of In Principle and Practice.

4 min. read

New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs
Rendering of damaged lungs.

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New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs

Penn researchers have designed an organ-specific mRNA and lipid nanoparticle therapy which could lead to new targeted treatments for damaged organs.

Alex Gardner