Penn-made AI tool matched a patient’s rare disease with a common inflammation drug. He’s been in remission for over two years Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn-made AI tool matched a patient’s rare disease with a common inflammation drug. He’s been in remission for over two years Every Cure, a nonprofit founded by David Fajgenbaum of the Perelman School of Medicine, has received $108 million in federal contracts and private financing to identify promising disease-medication matches and make recommendations for further clinical study. Cardiac arrest in athletes did not increase during pandemic, study finds Penn In the News NBC News Cardiac arrest in athletes did not increase during pandemic, study finds Neel Chokshi of the Perelman School of Medicine says that cardiac arrest can happen at any time, not necessarily during actual exercise or strenuous activity. New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs Image: iStock/Design Cells 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. Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon Penn In the News Huffington Post (U.K.) Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon According to Penn Medicine, essential tremor is a condition that affects the nervous system, causing involuntary and rhythmic shaking or trembling. Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Penn In the News The Washington Post Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a person can get a blood test to see whether they have antibodies against certain viral infections. Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy As the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school, Arlene Bennett shares how she’s made the most of her educational opportunities. Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring. With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease. Load More
Cardiac arrest in athletes did not increase during pandemic, study finds Penn In the News NBC News Cardiac arrest in athletes did not increase during pandemic, study finds Neel Chokshi of the Perelman School of Medicine says that cardiac arrest can happen at any time, not necessarily during actual exercise or strenuous activity. New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs Image: iStock/Design Cells 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. Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon Penn In the News Huffington Post (U.K.) Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon According to Penn Medicine, essential tremor is a condition that affects the nervous system, causing involuntary and rhythmic shaking or trembling. Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Penn In the News The Washington Post Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a person can get a blood test to see whether they have antibodies against certain viral infections. Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy As the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school, Arlene Bennett shares how she’s made the most of her educational opportunities. Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring. With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease. Load More
New mRNA therapy could repair damaged lungs Image: iStock/Design Cells 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.
Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon Penn In the News Huffington Post (U.K.) Why am I shaking for no reason? A doctor explains the phenomenon According to Penn Medicine, essential tremor is a condition that affects the nervous system, causing involuntary and rhythmic shaking or trembling. Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Penn In the News The Washington Post Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a person can get a blood test to see whether they have antibodies against certain viral infections. Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy As the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school, Arlene Bennett shares how she’s made the most of her educational opportunities. Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring. With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease. Load More
Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Penn In the News The Washington Post Do you know which vaccines you got as a child? Here’s how to track them Joseph Teel of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a person can get a blood test to see whether they have antibodies against certain viral infections. Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy As the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school, Arlene Bennett shares how she’s made the most of her educational opportunities. Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring. With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease. Load More
Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy Penn In the News CBS Philadelphia Penn’s first Black woman to graduate from its medical school reflects on legacy As the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school, Arlene Bennett shares how she’s made the most of her educational opportunities. Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring. With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections. Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms. Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease.
Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Image: iStock/peterschreiber.media Increased cancer risk for kidney transplant recipients linked to Epstein-Barr virus Researchers suggest changes in kidney transplant care and monitoring.
With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion Image: iStock/Isaac Lee With hemophilia B, a lifetime of worry eased with one infusion The first Penn Medicine patient to receive an FDA-approved new gene therapy for hemophilia B can now stop regular prophylactic clotting factor injections.
Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Image: iStock/nuttapong punna Pursuing vaccines to stop celiac disease Scientists at Penn’s Institute for RNA Innovation are using messenger RNA to stop the immune response that triggers celiac disease symptoms.
Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease Image: iStock/TanyaJoy Researchers create genetic map tied to kidney disease The creation of the most complete map of more than 1,000 genes that influence kidney function could help experts diagnose and design targeted treatments for kidney disease.