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Meredith Mann
meredith.mann@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Medicine
Demystifying the supporting role of key cellular structures
Demystifying the supporting role of key cellular structures
Penn researchers shed light on actin, a key cell-structure protein, and their findings offer insights into treating many muscle, bone, heart, immune, and neurological disorders.
$10M gift from Robin and Marc Wolpow’s Arbour Way Foundation launches healthcare entrepreneurship opportunities at Venture Lab
$10M gift from Robin and Marc Wolpow’s Arbour Way Foundation launches healthcare entrepreneurship opportunities at Venture Lab
The landmark gift will create vibrant programming focused on health care innovation and co-curricular learning and collaboration across the University of Pennsylvania.
Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality
Smoke safety: What to know and how to keep safe with poor air quality
Olajumoke O. Fadugba of the Perelman School of Medicine addresses why smoke irritates the body, why people with allergies and asthma are particularly affected, and how to stay safe. Writer: Kristina García
Putting biomedical research advances within reach
Putting biomedical research advances within reach
Treatments and vaccines are only useful in the hands of the people who need them, and Penn Medicine is working toward better access and equity for biomedical innovations.
Key details of fat cells uncovered, advancing potential treatments for obesity and diabetes
Key details of fat cells uncovered, advancing potential treatments for obesity and diabetes
The findings from the Penn Medicine study represent the first structural details of uncoupling protein 1, which allows fat tissue to burn off calories as heat.
Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans
Data shows disparities among alcohol use disorder diagnosis among veterans
New Penn Medicine research shows how AUD diagnoses differ among veterans, given evidence that exposure to trauma, including combat, is a risk factor.
Why climate change might be affecting your headaches
Why climate change might be affecting your headaches
Rising global average temperature and extreme weather events are likely to become more frequent or more intense. Experts suggest that the stress of these events can trigger headaches.
The path from innovation to implementation
The path from innovation to implementation
Penn’s infrastructure in both supporting clinical research and forging commercial partnerships smooths the way from idea to approval.
Penn Medicine to open new crisis response center at Cedar Avenue facility
Penn Medicine to open new crisis response center at Cedar Avenue facility
As part of a unified mental health care hub at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania–Cedar Avenue, the new model brings together emergency, inpatient, and outpatient psychiatric care on the same campus, creating the health system’s second consolidated mental health care site in Philadelphia.
Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men
Three things to know about BRCA mutations in men
Kara Maxwell, director of the Men & BRCA Program at the Basser Center, is bridging the knowledge gap about how BRCA mutations affect men.
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The Washington Post
The latest skincare trend: Beef fat. Yes, beef fat
Bruce Brod of the Perelman School of Medicine says that there’s no evidence to show beef tallow is better than conventional moisturizers.
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CBS Philadelphia
Philadelphia doctors and scientists encourage young women to pursue STEM careers at Penn event
The STEM Goes Red event hosted at Penn Medicine showed young Philadelphia women in high school how to program miniature computers, with remarks from Helene Glassberg of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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ScienceFriday.com
CAR-T cell therapies show promise for autoimmune diseases
Daniel Baker, a Ph.D. student in Carl June’s lab at the Perelman School of Medicine, discusses the results of a study on donor CAR-T cell therapy.
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AARP.org
Fifteen things to know about the two new Alzheimer’s drugs
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some reactions to new Alzheimer’s drugs can resemble flu-like symptoms, such as chills, shortness of breath, and rash.
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Stat
Social media misinformation is scaring women about birth control
In an opinion essay, postdoc Emily Pfender of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine cautions that social media can set back women’s health by perpetuating fear and misinformation instead of empowering informed choices.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Does it matter what time you take your medicine?
Garret FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the timing of medication dosing can substantially influence the drug levels in people’s blood.
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