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Reducing Kidney Failure Rate Among Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease
A team of researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (PSOM) are spearheading an industry-academic collaboration to better understand the development and...
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Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine Ranked 3rd Best Medical School in the...
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (PSOM) has been ranked #3 among the nation’s medical schools, marking 23 consecutive years the school garnered honors among the top 10...
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How “Pioneer” Protein Turns Stem Cells into Organs
Early on in each cell, a critical protein known as FoxA2 simultaneously binds to both the chromosomal proteins and the DNA, opening the flood gates for gene activation, according to a new study led by...
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Penn Medicine Announces Appointment of Daniel Yoshor, MD, as Chair of the...
Daniel Yoshor, MD, a nationally recognized neurosurgeon and neuroscientist, has been named chair of the department of Neurosurgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania...
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CAR Macrophages Go Beyond T Cells to Fight Solid Tumors
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been a game-changer for blood cancers but has faced challenges in targeting solid tumors. Now researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
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Penn Establishes Center to Accelerate Coronavirus Research
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has established a new center to help expand and accelerate research related the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the...
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Penn Establishes Center to Accelerate Coronavirus Research
The Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens aims to advance research efforts and support development of new therapies, vaccines.
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10 Percent of U.S. Sites Report Worse than Expected Outcomes for Minimally...
More than 10 percent of the facilities in the United States that perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) saw worse than expected outcomes in terms of survival and quality of life among...
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Drug Combination for Women Suffering Miscarriages is Cost-Effective
A pretreatment medication for women who suffer miscarriages – called mifepristone – is not only more clinically effective when combined with the standard of care drug, but also more cost effective,...
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Penn Launches Trial to Evaluate Hydroxychloroquine to Treat, Prevent COVID-19
A new trial led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will evaluate whether the drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) can benefit people infected with COVID-19, as well as...
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Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid, 76ers Managing Partner Josh Harris,...
As part of a pledge to coronavirus medical relief efforts, NBA All-Star Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers, along with the team’s managing partner, Josh Harris, and co-managing partner, David...
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PARP Inhibitor Drugs Can be “Tuned” for Better Killing of Tumor Cells
A prospective “PARP inhibitor” drug that has struggled to show effectiveness in clinical trials against cancers can be structurally modified to greatly increase its power to kill tumor cells,...
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Philadelphia Eagles Owner Jeffrey Lurie Gives $1 Million to Penn Medicine...
Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie today announced a $1 million contribution to Penn Medicine to establish the COVID-19 Immunology Defense Fund, laying the foundation for the world’s foremost...
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Awards and Accolades: April 2020
Learn how Penn clinicians and professionals are being honored by their peers
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Advance in Understanding Actin Sheds Light on Cell Function
A tiny chemical modification on one of the most abundant and important proteins in cells, actin, has long been somewhat mysterious, its function not fully understood, but scientists from the Perelman...
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Penn Medicine’s Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences Announces Recipient of...
To highlight the Year of Brain Science Technology on Penn’s campus, the 2020 award honors a young researcher for outstanding contributions to the technology of brain science research.
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Breastfeeding May Lead to Fewer Human Viruses in Newborns’ Gastrointestinal...
Even small amounts of breastmilk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, according to...
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Measuring the Risk Among Clinicians Who Intubate Patients with COVID-19
A team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania launched the United States component of a global registry that aims to help protect health care providers who intubate...
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Penn Medicine Partners with Local Restaurants to Create Healthcare Meal...
Penn Medicine is proud to announce the creation and launch of Nourished, a new meal delivery platform for frontline hospital staff, to ensure safe and convenient access to local takeout meals during...
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Blood Test May Help Doctors Catch Pancreatic Cancer Early
A blood test may be able to detect the most common form of pancreatic cancer while it is still in its early stages while also helping doctors accurately stage a patient’s disease and guide them to the...
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