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La’Toya Latney Cares for the Feathered, the Scaly, the Slimy and the Furry at Penn Vet

La’Toya Latney Cares for the Feathered, the Scaly, the Slimy and the Furry at Penn Vet

La’Toya Latney’s grandmother has a photo from when Latney was about 5 years old. In it, she is sitting in front of the television, transfixed by a nature program on grizzly bears hunting salmon swimming upstream. “At that time she said she knew I was going to be a veterinarian, so it’s been a long time coming for me,” says Latney.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Penn Team Mimicking a Natural Defense Against Malaria to Develop New Treatments

Penn Team Mimicking a Natural Defense Against Malaria to Develop New Treatments

PHILADELPHIA — One of the world's most devastating diseases is malaria, responsible for at least a million deaths annually, despite global efforts to combat it.  Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, working with collaborators from Drexel University, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Johns Hop

Karen Kreeger

Penn Team Developing New Class of Malaria Drugs Using Essential Calcium Enzyme

Penn Team Developing New Class of Malaria Drugs Using Essential Calcium Enzyme

PHILADELPHIA — Calpain, a calcium-regulated enzyme, is essential to a host of cellular processes, but can cause severe problems in its overactivated state. It has been implicated as a factor in muscular dystrophy, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and  cancer.  As such, finding and exploiting calpain inhibitors is an important area of research. 

Karen Kreeger

Using Penn-designed Model, MRI Can Screen Patients for Alzheimer's Disease

Using Penn-designed Model, MRI Can Screen Patients for Alzheimer's Disease

PHILADELPHIA — When trying to determine the root cause of a person's dementia, using an MRI can effectively and non-invasively screen patients for Alzheimer's disease or Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kim Menard

Penn Researchers Show Cocaine Addiction Resistance May Be Passed Down from Father to Son

Penn Researchers Show Cocaine Addiction Resistance May Be Passed Down from Father to Son

PHILADELPHIA — New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reveals that sons of male rats exposed to cocaine are resistant to the rewarding effects of the drug, suggesting that cocaine-induced changes in physiology are passed down from father to son.

Jessica Mikulski

Penn’s Steven Fluharty Makes Case for Research Funding in Capitol Hill Briefing

Penn’s Steven Fluharty Makes Case for Research Funding in Capitol Hill Briefing

PHILADELPHIA — In the waning days of 2012, two words have dominated the post-election discourse: “fiscal cliff.” The cliff is a combination of impending budgetary measures that will take effect in January if a legislative compromise is not reached.

Evan Lerner

Staff Q&A with Michael Bergler

Staff Q&A with Michael Bergler

Chances are, if you’ve gotten a new crown or tooth implants through a School of Dental Medicine clinic, you’re already familiar with Michael Bergler’s work.