Penn Medicine’s Anish Agarwal discusses why false claims about the virus and vaccines arise and persist, plus what he hopes will come from NIH-funded research he and Penn Engineering’s Sharath Chandra Guntuku have recently begun.

Michele W. Berger ・February 9, 2023

According to a new Penn study, inequities in socioeconomic resources is the main cause of biological aging as measured by DNA methylation.

From Penn Memory Center ・February 9, 2023

The proof-of-concept investigation by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to identify, contain, and manage chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious ailment.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・February 8, 2023

Penn Medicine researchers have developed a selective medicine to get rid of old microglia, while also replenishing them with transplanted surrogate cells in their place, suggesting future potential for treating and even preventing neurodegenerative disorders.

Hannah Messinger ・February 7, 2023

A new study shows disparities in postpartum visit attendance improved considerably for Black patients after telehealth was implemented.

From Penn LDI ・February 7, 2023

A new study by Penn LDI fellows used text messaged-based surveys to assess patient emergency department experience, including the impact of race.

From Penn LDI ・February 3, 2023

School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have identified a cellular pathway that keeps Ebola virus from exiting human cells, with implications for developing new antivirals.

Katherine Unger Baillie ・February 2, 2023

Jasmine Brown’s book “Twice as Hard: The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century” spotlights the experiences of Black women in medicine whose stories often go overlooked.

From Penn Medicine News ・January 31, 2023

Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.

Michele W. Berger ・January 31, 2023

During a nine-day winter break trip, students in Jianghong Liu’s Penn Global seminar experienced and learned about practices like tea therapy, cupping, Qi Gong, and more.

Michele W. Berger ・January 31, 2023