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Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
A cancer cell breaking up.

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Developing a tiny anticancer weapon

Penn Medicine researchers have developed tumor-homing nanosized particles that trigger cancer cell self-destruction in preclinical tests.

Meagan Raeke

The future of nursing care
Medical concept of a doctor checking a patient’s heartbeat virtually.

Illustration: Mary Haasdyk Vooys

The future of nursing care

Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.

From Penn Nursing News

Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again
Iahn Cajigas and Qasim Qureshi review data on a desktop computer.

Iahn Cajigas and researcher Qasim Qureshi review data to identify consistent patterns in brain activity that will enable them to predict a patient’s intention to move in real time.

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Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again

Penn Medicine researchers are using machine learning to study the areas of the brain that control movement.

From Penn Medicine News

Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease
A person checking their gum health and teeth in a mirror.

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Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease

A new study from Penn Dental Medicine demonstrates the potential usefulness of saliva tests for tracking periodontitis.

From Penn Dental Medicine

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Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care
Charles Garneau-So and Catalina Montealegre perform an ultrasound on a cat

Charles Garneau-So and Catalina Montealegre perform an ultrasound on a cat during the evening shift.

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Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care

Veterinarians at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine share the benefits that a teaching hospital has on animals, students, and pet owners alike.

Sacha Adorno

Your brain on beauty
Judith Schaechter and Anjan Chatterjee looking at her stained glass installation.

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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.

S.I. Rosenbaum for Penn Medicine Magazine