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Molecular Path from Internal Clock to Cells Controlling Rest and Activity...
The molecular pathway that carries time-of-day signals from the body's internal clock to ultimately guide daily behavior is like a black box, says Amita Sehgal, PhD, the John Herr Musser Professor of...
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Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients' Other Eye
Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. After receiving the same treatment in...
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Study Provides Roadmap for Improved Care of Epilepsy Emergencies by Paramedics
Injecting epilepsy patients with medication via an autoinjector -- similar to the EpiPens used to treat serious allergic reactions -- works more quickly to stop seizures than delivery of a drug via IV...
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New Combo of Chemo and Well-Known Malaria Drug Delivers Double Punch to Tumors
Blocking autophagy -- the process of "self-eating" within cells -- is turning out to be a viable way to enhance the effectiveness of a wide variety of cancer treatments.
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Revising the "Textbook" on Liver Metabolism Offers New Targets for Diabetes...
A team led by researchers from the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM) at the erelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, has overturned a "textbook" view of what the body...
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New Member of the Breast-Cancer Gene Network Found by Penn-led Team
The infamous BRCA genes do not act alone in causing cancer; there is a molecular syndicate at work preventing the way cells normally repair breaks in DNA that is at the root of breast cancer. But...
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Four Penn Researchers Awarded Sloan Fellowships
Four University of Pennsylvania faculty members, including two from the Perelman School of Medicine, are among this year's Sloan Fellowship recipients.
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Penn Medicine Named as a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Regional...
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has been has been selected as a Regional Center for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Heart Failure Clinical...
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Sleepless in the South: Penn Medicine Study Discovers State and Regional...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have put sleeplessness on the map - literally. The research team, analyzing nationwide data collected by the Centers for...
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Penn Radiology Researchers Researchers Receive $2.5 Million NIH Grant for...
Two researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been awarded a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer...
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Defying Expectations: Penn Medicine Study Reveals Americans Report Improved...
Aging does not appear to be a factor in poor sleep, a new study by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.
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One in Four U.S. HIV Patients Don't Stay in Care, Penn Study Shows
Only about 75 percent of HIV/AIDS patients in the United States remain in care consistently, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published...
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New Universal Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy Developed by Penn-led Team
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report this month in Cancer Research a universal approach to personalized cancer therapy based on T cells.
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Penn Biochemist Receives Hodgkin Award from The Protein Society
Mark A. Lemmon, PhD, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, is the 2012 recipient of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Award...
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Penn Medicine Science Educator Recognized by Society for Developmental Biology
Jamie Shuda, EdD, director of life science outreach at the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM), and coordinator of life science education at the Netter Center for...
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Expensive yet Cost-Effective: Aggressive Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improves...
Aggressive treatment for severe traumatic brain injuries costs more than routine care, yet yields significantly better outcomes, improved quality of life, and lower long term care costs, according to a...
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Penn Medicine Researchers Receive $3.5 Million to Study New Approaches to...
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (www.med.upenn.edu) and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) (www.chop.edu),...
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Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Ranked #2...
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (www.med.upenn.edu) has ranked second among the nation's research-oriented medical schools, according to the annual survey by U.S. News...
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Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug Slows Damage and Symptoms in Animal Model,...
A study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that the compound epothilone D (EpoD) is effective in preventing further neurological damage and improving cognitive performance in a...
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Penn-Developed Online Cancer Resource Launches Redesign, New Features to...
OncoLink, a free cancer information website developed by experts at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center has launched a redesigned website based on the search habits and feedback...
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