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Health Sciences
Novel tools for the treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy
Novel tools for the treatment and diagnosis of epilepsy
Penn neurologist Brian Litt’s work on implantable devices for recording and altering brain activity has led to new ways to treat and diagnose epilepsy.
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Shaping policy to measure and improve equity in health care systems
Small changes in health care processes can make profound shifts in equity and inclusion. Those steps matter not just for gender and LGBTQ equity and inclusion, but in equity for patients of all racial and cultural backgrounds.
Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023
Penn Medicine‘s Match Day 2023
Throngs of family and friends cheered on Perelman School of Medicine’s graduating students as they learned where they matched for residency.
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
More cancers may be treated with drugs than previously believed
Using a Penn-designed neural network called PocketMiner, a Penn Medicine research team has identified hidden protein pockets that can provide new opportunities for cancer drugs to bind to.
Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later
Pregnancy complications tied to higher risk of death as long as 50 years later
Even decades after delivering pre-term or with conditions like gestational diabetes or high blood pressure, those with complications in pregnancy or birth have a higher risk of death.
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
How have women in the workforce fared, three years into the pandemic?
Despite hopeful signs that this demographic is returning to work, certain female-dominated sectors, like the care economy, still haven’t recovered, signaling there’s more to learn about COVID-19’s full effect.
With frank text and bold illustrations, graphic novel tackles puberty head on
With frank text and bold illustrations, graphic novel tackles puberty head on
The new book, for 9- to 14-year-olds and written by two Penn undergrads and an alum, details what physically happens in the body as girls experience puberty, plus the internal emotions and external social forces that accompany it.
A potential strategy to improve T cell therapy in solid tumors
A potential strategy to improve T cell therapy in solid tumors
A new Penn Medicine preclinical study finds that a new simultaneous “knockout” of two inflammatory regulators boosted T cell expansion to attach solid tumors.
What drives transplant waitlisting disparities?
What drives transplant waitlisting disparities?
For transplant patients, psychosocial evaluations, like other measures in the transplant process, can lead to people of color facing worse outcomes.
The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check
The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check
New research from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine demonstrates that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the bacterial pathogen that causes plague, triggers the body’s immune system to form lesions in the intestines called granulomas.
In the News
Hindustan Times (Delhi)
Obesity diagnosis may cause weight loss without surgery
A study co-authored by Heath Schmidt of the School of Nursing finds that the peptide compound GEP44 reduces opioid cravings in rats.
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ABC27 (Harrisburg)
COVID death rate higher for young people
A Penn analysis discovered that people aged 25-54 had a higher COVID death rate than people 55 and older.
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NBC News
Prescriptions for ADHD drugs spiked during the pandemic, CDC report finds
J. Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine says that adults need fewer symptoms than children to qualify for an ADHD diagnosis.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Could gut bacteria impact your motivation to exercise?
A study co-authored by Christoph Thaiss of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that the gut microbiome may affect motivation to exercise.
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Axios
Why over-the-counter Narcan may not reach those most in need
Bonnie Milas of the Perelman School of Medicine says that some people might not pick up naloxone unless it’s free and easy but that anyone who suffers from an overdose should have an equal chance of survival.
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