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Health Sciences
Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again
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.
New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective
New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective
A team at Penn Medicine has created a resource to help inform reproductive counseling for cancer gene mutation carriers.
Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease
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.
Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care
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.
Generic platinum chemotherapy shortages did not increase deaths
Generic platinum chemotherapy shortages did not increase deaths
A national data analysis finds that short-term mortality was not impacted by the shortage for patients with advanced cancers.
Your brain on beauty
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.
Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases
Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases
A Penn-led collaboration of radiology, computational chemistry, and neurology experts will identify and test new tracers for PET scans to help diagnose and monitor diseases.
Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy
Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy
Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to researchers at Penn Medicine.
How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout
How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout
In an effort to combat work-related stress among health care workers, a new well-being coach on hand to help staff unload some of their mental burdens and de-stress at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
Climate crisis meets nursing know-how
Climate crisis meets nursing know-how
How nurses at Penn are innovating public health care for a changing world.
In the News
Huffington Post
13 changes veterinarians would never ignore in their dogs
Katie Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine offers advice on observing breathing problems in cats and dogs.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
When your medicine comes with a long list of side effects
In an opinion essay, Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that doctors and medical-care teams can help manage and monitor medication side effects.
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Associated Press
The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?
Jeffrey Millstein of the Perelman School of Medicine says that a ventilator would be the next step if Pope Francis wasn’t able to breathe well enough with the non-invasive support he’s received so far.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Philadelphians push the city to do more to plant and protect trees
Perelman School of Medicine student Gyan Moorthy says that an exemption to tree planting requirements near certain affordable housing developments in Philadelphia denies the benefits of trees to an already vulnerable population.
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Yahoo! Life
More yogurt and nuts, less alcohol and snack foods: How GLP-1 medications like Ozempic are influencing people’s food spending habits
Carrie Burns of the Perelman School of Medicine says that weight-loss medications tend to decrease cravings for foods high in sugar and fat.
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