Penn Medicine, 76ers Restore Community Basketball Court
The latest product of the partnership between two iconic Philadelphia institutions, a newly refurbished court at Roberto Clemente Park will support healthy behavior in the community.
View ArticleNIH Awards $6.9 Million for Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment
A team led by Penn Medicine and the University of California San Diego has been awarded a $6.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to prepare a potential disease-modifying Alzheimer’s...
View ArticlePenn Medicine and Parker Institute renew alliance
The University of Pennsylvania and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy have renewed their collaboration to advance cancer immunotherapy research at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center.
View ArticleCombo immunotherapy makes waves of cancer-fighting T cells
A new tool for monitoring immune health patterns over time reveals how a pair of checkpoint inhibitor therapies works together to recruit new cancer-fighting T cells with every infusion.
View ArticlePenn’s $18 Million AIRFoundry to Revolutionize RNA Research
The U.S. National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence-driven RNA Foundry (NSF AIRFoundry) will accelerate RNA research using the power of AI and educate the next generation of RNA researchers.
View ArticlePenn Medicine Identifies Biomarkers, Treatments for Sarcoidosis
Clinicians may be better able to diagnose, monitor, and treat sarcoidosis—a rare systemic disease—thanks to new research from Penn Medicine scientists.
View ArticleSemaglutide and mental health
Taking the weight loss medication semaglutide did not increase the risk of depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, or suicidal behavior in persons without known major mental health disorders, according...
View Article100x Improvement in Sight Seen After Gene Therapy Trial
Patients with a rare inherited disease affecting their sight experienced quick vision improvements that sustained for the full year-long study.
View ArticleJulia Borrelli to chair ACC Director's Leadership Council
Julia “Julie” Borrelli has been appointed chair of the Abramson Cancer Center Director's Leadership Council, succeeding Richard S. Schiffrin, Esq, who served as chair for five years. Borelli’s...
View ArticleGene Therapy is Potentially Life-Changing for Hemophilia B
Adults with hemophilia B saw their number of bleeding episodes drop by an average of 71 percent after a single infusion of gene therapy, according to newly published clinical trial results that formed...
View ArticleKatalin Karikó Named to Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania
Co-Nobel Prize winner and mRNA vaccine pioneer Katalin Karikó, PhD, was inducted to the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania Class of 2024 by Governor Josh Shapiro at a formal ceremony at the...
View ArticlePenn Medicine at the 2024 ASTRO Annual Meeting
Penn researchers will present clinical trial results, new data on FLASH radiation therapy, updates on expanding global access to radiation therapy, and more at the 2024 American Society for Radiation...
View Article$18M grant investigates Cognitive decline in Lewy body diseases
Penn researchers to investigate causes of cognitive decline in Lewy body diseases with $18M grant
View ArticleAccess to geriatric care in eastern PA with $5M grant
Access to geriatric care expanded in eastern PA with $5M grant
View Article$14M grant funds rare metabolic disease gene-editing research
A $14M grant will fund research on gene-editing therapies for rare metabolic diseases at the Perelman School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The research will focus specifically on...
View ArticlePrevention Research Center awarded $6.5 million CDC grant
The University of Pennsylvania Prevention Research Center has been awarded a grant totaling $6.5 million over five years from the CDC for community-based prevention and public health research, with a...
View ArticlePenn Medicine and CHOP Create Vaccine to Prevent and Treat C.diff
The vaccine is the first mRNA vaccine against C. difficile and would be the first vaccine in general to successfully ward off the bacterial infection.
View ArticleLong Term Antiviral Use is Key to Ocular Shingles Treatment
Shingles affects eyes of 100,000 people each year in the US, but there has been no long-term treatment for it. Now, researchers have shown that extended use of an existing treatment reduces the chance...
View Article2024 Basser Global Prize Awarded to UT Health’s Patrick Sung
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...
View ArticleSix Penn experts elected to National Academy of Medicine
The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
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