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Genetic variant largely found in patients of African descent increases risk for heart failure
Genetic variant largely found in patients of African descent increases risk for heart failure
A new study, led by Penn Medicine, reveals that this genetic cause of heart failure, which is now treatable, is significantly underdiagnosed.
Travel tips for breastfeeding mothers
Travel tips for breastfeeding mothers
As the traveling season gets underway, experts Diane Spatz and Elizabeth Froh offer advice for breastfeeding and pumping on trains, planes, and automobiles.
A Quarter-century of Community Partnerships
Glen Casey will be the first to admit it: He wasn’t the perfect student in high school. “I was always doing the dumbest things; getting into fights, getting arrested,” he says. A student then at University City High, Casey failed ninth grade, and barely passed 10th. “I just really wasn’t into school,” he says.
What’s the future of blood pressure monitoring?
What’s the future of blood pressure monitoring?
Blood pressure monitoring is evolving for more convenience, comfort and accessibility, and may feature innovative methods, like customized “smart” sneakers, or by taking a two-minute video selfie.
Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer
Giving common antibiotic before radiation may help body fight cancer
The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.
Fighting the opioid epidemic
Fighting the opioid epidemic
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Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control, decision-making during adolescent brain development
Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control, decision-making during adolescent brain development
A Penn study shows developing brain networks support cognition in youth, from decision-making and self-control to complex thought.
In the News
The New York Times
The sleep debt collector is here
Sigrid Veasey and Zachary Zamore of the Perelman School of Medicine found that, when mice were kept awake for just a couple of hours more than usual each day, two key parts of the brain were notably affected.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
When an infant dies, some women find comfort in donating breast milk to help other babies
Diane Spatz of the School of Nursing is interviewed on a breast milk bank she established and on her research on lactation and breastfeeding.
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U.S. News & World Report
What anesthesia works best for hip fracture surgery?
Mark Neuman of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patients who received spinal anesthesia received fewer opioids in the operating room, but they ended up needing more prescription pain medication use after surgery.
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Taipei Times
Scientists behind mRNA vaccines win Tang Prize
Katalin Kariko of the Perelman School of Medicine is named one of the winners of the 2022 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for the research that laid the foundation for messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines.
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CNBC
Work was overwhelming. I couldn’t stay motivated. I’d get let go. Turns out I have ADHD
J. Russell Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted on how a weakened working memory is a facet of ADHD.
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