Research

Despite barriers to testing, a new study from Penn Medicine finds that Black patients benefit the most once they receive genetic testing results.

Wharton’s Leandro “Leo” Pongeluppe and colleagues found that HIV clinics in Malawi that switched from paper to electronic medical records saw an estimated 28% reduction in deaths in five years.

PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton—of Annenberg and SP2—and collaborators introduce a joy-informed framework designed to initiate conversations among engineers, designers, and researchers.

In a collaborative study, Psychologist Melissa Hunt and gastroenterologist Chung Sang Tse showed that cognitive behavioral therapy reduced disability for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and that psychologists with no prior gastrointestinal experience could learn to deliver IBD-informed CBT effectively.

In a career-defining paper, Scott Poethig, a biologist at the School of Arts & Sciences, has discovered that a single molecular switch can freeze plants in their juvenile state.

The trial will build on the highly successful BE ACTIVE trial to test whether using applied behavioral economics to boost daily steps cuts heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and deaths.

A team of researchers from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine have identified a gene deletion in standard poodles that pinpoints SPATA7 as the cause of early-onset vision loss.

Hospitals struggling to attract and retain enough registered nurses at the bedside are implementing alternative strategies to ensure patients get needed nursing care.

Penn Medicine researchers find that an investigational monoclonal antibody may provide extended relief for immune thrombocytopenia.

Penn historian Jared Farmer recently launched a website about Philadelphia’s fossil fuel economy to help students and residents learn about the local past in larger context.