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Psoriasis is Associated with Impaired HDL Function, Penn Study Finds
Collaborative research from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown that psoriasis patients have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death,...
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National Study Shows Exercise Superior to Stents for Improving Walking...
Supervised exercise improves walking ability as good as, if not better than, stents in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to research released at the 2011 American Heart...
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Antibiotics for Acne Linked to Sore Throat, Penn Study Shows
Oral antibiotics used to treat acne are linked to symptoms of sore throat, according to a study by researchers with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published Online...
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Penn Medicine Physicians Receive Five-Year, $7.5 Million Grant for Breast...
University of Pennsylvania researchers have received a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create the Penn Center for Innovation in Personalized Breast Cancer...
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Penn Hospice Light Up a Life Events Honor Loved Ones During Holiday Season
The holidays can be difficult for those who have lost a loved one. This week, Penn Medicine will host its annual Light Up a Life ceremonies, to honor and remember family, friends, and loved ones who...
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Write to Fight Cancer with David Tabatsky
Write to Fight Cancer Author David Tabatsky is coming to Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital for the "Write to Fight Cancer" program, a free interactive expressive writing workshop. The...
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Science-Fair Switcheroo, Where Kids Judge the Science
Over 140 third and fourth graders from the Penn Alexander School, Saint Francis DeSales School, and Beulah Christian Day School will spend a morning on the Penn campus "judging" hands-on science...
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Penn Researchers Find Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM) Offers...
A Decision Analysis of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women Undergoing Treatment for Sporadic Unilateral Breast Cancer.
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Academic Medical Center Specialty Clinics More Likely to Give Appointments to...
In a study in which researchers posing as mothers attempted to schedule appointments for sick children at specialty clinics, practices affiliated with academic medical centers were less likely to deny...
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Penn Researchers Repair Immune System in Leukemia Patients Following...
Adoptive Immunotherapy with Autologous CD3/CD28-Costimulated T-Cells After Fludarabine-Based Chemotherapy in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.
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Penn Study Points to Novel Way to Improve Outcomes from Umbilical Cord Blood...
A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of Infusion of ExVivo CD3/CD28 Costimulated Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived T Cells in Adults Undergoing Transplantation for Advanced Hematologic Malignancies.
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Reprogramming Brain Cells Important First Step for New Parkinson's Therapy,...
In efforts to find new treatments for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have directly reprogrammed astrocytes, the most...
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Test for Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's...
A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the...
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More Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson's Disease with Newly...
Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known for memory formation and storage, is evident in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with cognitive impairment, including early decline known as...
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Penn Medicine Physician Receives Prestigious Award for Groundbreaking Work in...
Daniel Sterman, MD, director of Interventional Pulmonology, and associate professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Medicine, has been honored with the Pasquale...
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HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Patients,...
Inhibition of Lymphocyte Trafficking Using a CCR5 Antagonist – Final Results of a Phase I/II Study.
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Penn Study Unlocks Origins of Blood Stem Cells
A research team led by Nancy Speck, PhD, professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has discovered a molecular marker for the...
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Penn Medicine Contest Challenges Philadelphians to Help Save Lives With Their...
A group of Penn Medicine researchers is set to save lives with cell phone cameras -- and they are challenging the public to help. The MyHeartMap Challenge, a month-long contest slated to take place...
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Penn Study Shows How B Cells May Generate Antibodies After Vaccination
Steve Reiner, MD, professor of Medicine, and Burton Barnett, a doctoral student in the Reiner lab at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have shown how immune cells,...
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Novel Immuno-Gene Therapy Shows Promise for the Treatment of Rare, Deadly...
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report promising new results from a small clinical trial using an immune-system-based gene therapy for treating advanced...
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