Health Sciences

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.

Alex Gardner

Rate of suicide higher in individuals with headaches

New research from Penn Medicine finds that suicide attempt and completion is highest among individuals with headaches from head injuries, but also elevated in individuals with mild headaches.

Kelsey Geesler



In the News


NPR

Greater attention to men’s health could bridge life expectancy gap, researchers say

PIK Professor Derek Griffith says that women’s equality, equity, and opportunities can be promoted while actually focusing on the health and well-being of men.

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Self

Life got you down? Experts suggest ‘lemonading’

Nora Brier of the Perelman School of Medicine recommends acting opposite to emotions of sadness when those feelings have been present for a long time.

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The Atlantic

RFK Jr. won. Now what?

Allison Buttenheim of the School of Nursing says that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disavowing his vaccine antagonism would likely do more to turn some of his most ardent supporters against him than to change their views.

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USA Today

Health companies return $2.6 trillion to shareholders over time amid rising medical costs

A study led by Victor Roy of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that consumers and employers ultimately contributed to corporate health profits by paying for insurance premiums, out-of-pocket medical bills, and taxes.

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New Scientist

CAR T-cell therapy could help prevent clogged arteries

Robert Schwab of the Perelman School of Medicine says that, if statins worked perfectly, cardiovascular disease wouldn’t remain the leading cause of death worldwide.

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