How fungi make a key medicinal molecule Image: Bella Ciervo How fungi make a key medicinal molecule New research from Penn Medicine has uncovered the catalyst that creates a compound in fungi whose derivatives are applied to treatments for cancer and inflammation.
New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective Image: iStock/baona New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective A team at Penn Medicine has created a resource to help inform reproductive counseling for cancer gene mutation carriers.
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Penn In the News Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle. Your brain on beauty Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Your brain on beauty At the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, researchers explore what exactly the brain is doing when it experiences art, and what artists are doing when they create art out of their experiences. A look back at 2024 through Penn Today stories nocred A look back at 2024 through Penn Today stories Revisit some of the stories that highlighted the events, breakthroughs, people, and research across the University this year. Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy A patient-derived glioblastoma organoid treated with dual-target CAR-T cells. T cells (magenta) infiltrate the tumor organoid and kill tumor cells (blue; yellow indicates dying cells).(Image: Yusha Sun and Xin Wang from the laboratories of Guo-li Ming and Hongjun Song) Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to researchers at Penn Medicine. 2 min. read How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout Image: iStock/SiberianArt How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout In an effort to combat work-related stress among health care workers, a new well-being coach on hand to help staff unload some of their mental burdens and de-stress at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. Is protein powder a scam? Penn In the News The New York Times Is protein powder a scam? Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine says that the vast majority of people in the U.S. already get enough protein from the foods they eat and don’t need to take it in supplement form. Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic From check-ups to managing diabetes, treating common illnesses, and X-raying injured extremities, the care team handles a variety of patients’ needs right from the off-site clinics.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Penn In the News Today I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Samir Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine says that older adults playing sports need to understand who their competition is and make sure they’re playing with people who are at the appropriate level. Load More
Your brain on beauty Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Your brain on beauty At the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, researchers explore what exactly the brain is doing when it experiences art, and what artists are doing when they create art out of their experiences.
A look back at 2024 through Penn Today stories nocred A look back at 2024 through Penn Today stories Revisit some of the stories that highlighted the events, breakthroughs, people, and research across the University this year.
Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy A patient-derived glioblastoma organoid treated with dual-target CAR-T cells. T cells (magenta) infiltrate the tumor organoid and kill tumor cells (blue; yellow indicates dying cells).(Image: Yusha Sun and Xin Wang from the laboratories of Guo-li Ming and Hongjun Song) Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to researchers at Penn Medicine. 2 min. read
How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout Image: iStock/SiberianArt How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout In an effort to combat work-related stress among health care workers, a new well-being coach on hand to help staff unload some of their mental burdens and de-stress at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Is protein powder a scam? Penn In the News The New York Times Is protein powder a scam? Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine says that the vast majority of people in the U.S. already get enough protein from the foods they eat and don’t need to take it in supplement form. Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic From check-ups to managing diabetes, treating common illnesses, and X-raying injured extremities, the care team handles a variety of patients’ needs right from the off-site clinics.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean. I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Penn In the News Today I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Samir Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine says that older adults playing sports need to understand who their competition is and make sure they’re playing with people who are at the appropriate level. Load More
Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic From check-ups to managing diabetes, treating common illnesses, and X-raying injured extremities, the care team handles a variety of patients’ needs right from the off-site clinics.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine News) Care across cultures: Penn Medicine African Health Clinic For the last two years, the Perelman School of Medicine has partnered with the African Family Health Organization to offer weekly family-medicine/primary care clinics for recent immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean.
I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Penn In the News Today I’m an orthopedist. Seven things I never do to keep my muscle and bones healthy Samir Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine says that older adults playing sports need to understand who their competition is and make sure they’re playing with people who are at the appropriate level.