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Study of Chemical Exposure, Dementia Risk Funded by $11M NIH Grant

By poring over decades worth of data, researchers hope to better determine how pesticides, metals, and exposures to other elements impact Alzheimer’s disease risk
30-Oct-2024 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

White House Names Abramson Cancer Center Neuro-Oncologist a Cancer Moonshot Scholar

The Biden Cancer Moonshot Program named Penn Medicine’s Richard E. Phillips, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology and an assistant professor of Neurology, a Cancer Moonshot Scholar today. Phillips is among 11 scholars...
29-Oct-2024 2:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Encrypted Peptides, New Class of Antibiotics, Offer Hope in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

In a significant advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, , researchers have identified a novel class of antimicrobial agents known as encrypted peptides, which may expand the immune system’s arsenal of tools to fight...
21-Oct-2024 4:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, receives 2024 Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences from American Association of Medical Colleges

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, has been recognized with the 2024 Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences from American Association of Medical Colleges. The award will be presented at the association's annual recognition event on...
23-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Six Penn Experts Elected to National Academy of Medicine

Six experts from the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Leaders in the fields of cardiology, nursing, palliative care,...
21-Oct-2024 4:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Basser Center for BRCA Awards 2024 Basser Global Prize to Patrick Sung, DPhil, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

The Basser Center for BRCA has announced Patrick Sung, DPhil, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, as the recipient of the 2024 Basser Global Prize for his cutting-edge work in the field of DNA damage repair.
21-Oct-2024 11:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Long-Term Antiviral Use is Key to Ocular Shingles Treatment

Year-long use of a typical antiviral treatment for shingles was particularly impactful in reducing complications when the condition eventually affected the eye
18-Oct-2024 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Create mRNA Vaccine to Prevent and Treat C. difficile

A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff. In animal models, this first mRNA-LNP C. difficile vaccine...
17-Oct-2024 7:45 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Expert available: FDA approval of Alzheimer's disease drug, donanemab

2-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT

New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking: Penn Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Smoking/ Vaping Cessation Tips

28-Dec-2021 10:20 AM EST

National Recovery Month: Penn Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Naloxone, Opioid Addiction Prevention/Treatment

1-Sep-2021 12:05 PM EDT

Bioethics and Policy Researchers: States Should Authorize Minors to Consent to COVID-19 Vaccination Without Parental Permission

8-Jul-2021 7:00 PM EDT

Safety board members describe stringent oversight of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials

24-May-2021 5:10 PM EDT

Tangling with the Science of Suicide

Maria A. Oquendo, MD, PhD, is probing the human mind and brain to prevent more lives from being lost to the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
9-Jan-2019 4:40 PM EST

Seven Ways You Are Hurting Your Sleep This Summer

14-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT

Penn Medicine Parkinson’s Disease Experts Available For Comment on Alan Alda Diagnosis

1-Aug-2018 8:05 AM EDT

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