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Health Sciences
Individuals with depression are more than two times as likely to be diagnosed with dementia
Individuals with depression are more than two times as likely to be diagnosed with dementia
Penn Medicine research finds the risk of dementia is higher for men than women, and in individuals with multiple inpatient hospitalizations for depression.
Behavioral economics strategies can help patients quit smoking after a cancer diagnosis
Behavioral economics strategies can help patients quit smoking after a cancer diagnosis
Researchers from Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia find ‘nudges’ from electronic health records could improve the implementation of tobacco use treatment.
Deeply Rooted Collaborative awards more than $59K in ‘Community Green Grants’
Deeply Rooted Collaborative awards more than $59K in ‘Community Green Grants’
The joint initiative from Penn Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has awarded 21 grants to fund initiatives to fight food insecurity, community garden cleanup, education programming, and more.
AI-guided brain stimulation aids memory in traumatic brain injury
AI-guided brain stimulation aids memory in traumatic brain injury
A collaborative study shows that targeted electrical stimulation in the brains of epilepsy patients with traumatic brain injury improved memory recall by 19%.
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout
Hospital understaffing and poor work conditions associated with burnout
A new study from Penn’s School of Nursing finds that physicians and nurses experienced adverse outcomes during the pandemic and want significant improvements in their work environments and in patient safety.
Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic
Balancing dentistry and engineering to bring new innovations to the clinic
Kyle Vining of the School of Dental Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science discusses his unique dual career path and why we need more crosstalk between clinicians and researchers.
Katalin Susztak hunts for a cure for kidney disease
Katalin Susztak hunts for a cure for kidney disease
Throughout her career, the professor of internal medicine, nephrology, and genetics has had a profound impact on the way kidney disease is identified, prevented, and managed.
New research eyes closer integration of doulas and hospital maternity care
New research eyes closer integration of doulas and hospital maternity care
Projects from Penn’s new Research Center for Advancing Maternal Health Equity help determine how non-medical birth support workers can be more a part of maternal care teams.
Antibody treatment prevents graft versus host disease in advanced preclinical tests
Antibody treatment prevents graft versus host disease in advanced preclinical tests
Penn Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Boston Children’s Hospital research finds single antibody treatment blocked donor T-cell attack and increased survival rates in preclinical models.
Using video to unpack bias in nurse-maternity patient communications
Using video to unpack bias in nurse-maternity patient communications
A Moore Fellowship funds a three-year research project for Rebecca Clark.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn, Jefferson, Fox Chase cancer centers join national alliance to advance research
Robert Vonderheide of the Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine comments on an alliance that will bring Penn and Fox Chase Cancer Center together with community-based centers to share ideas on improving basic research, expanding technology in clinical trials, creating new educational opportunities, and increasing diversity in the cancer-research workforce.
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The New York Times
What social media does to the teen brain
Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine examines the impact that social media is having on the brains of teenagers, the first “truly digital generation.”
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Hartford Courant
Mistrust of medical professionals harms Black residents’ health. CT professionals are working to improve it
A Perelman School of Medicine study shows that distrust of the health care system is strongly connected with self-reported fair or poor health.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
My brother’s recovery from a car crash became a lesson in how to talk to doctors and nurses
Emily Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine writes that communication is part of healing, as she experienced when her brother was in a car accident and unable to notify family himself.
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WHYY Radio (Philadelphia)
OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves—but with early cost and access barriers
Shoshana Aronowitz of the School of Nursing is quoted on how the over-the-counter availability of Narcan has not solved the problem of drug addiction and overdosing.
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