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Less is More for Next Generation of CAR T Cells
Ingredient in Indian Long Pepper Shows Promise Against Brain Cancer in Animal Models
Preventing Evictions Remains Critical to Controlling COVID-19, Study Finds
Study Helps Unravel Why Young, Pregnant Women Develop Heart Failure Similar to That of Older Patients
Penn Study Finds Reassuring Data on Common Heart Valve Procedure, MitraClip
Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Initial Trial for Patients with Childhood Blindness
Penn Study Suggests Those Who Had COVID-19 May Only Need One Vaccine Dose
Immunotherapy Alone Extended Life for Metastatic Lung Cancer Patients with KRAS Mutation
Penn Medicine Awarded Nearly $7 Million for First Year of Contract to Study Influenza Viruses
Penn Medicine Cancer Cell Therapy Pioneer Carl June, MD, Receives Sanford Lorraine Cross Award
Chillest Ape: How Humans Evolved A Super-High Cooling Capacity
Modified Nanoparticles Can Stop Osteoarthritis Development
In Global Head-to-Head TAVR Study, Penn Medicine Completes First Procedure
Living in a Majority-Black Neighborhood Linked to Severe Maternal Morbidity
CD40 Drug Before Surgery Shows Promise in Early-stage Pancreatic Cancer
Awards & Accolades 8 April
Vaccinating 3,000 People in 3 Saturdays: An Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination Equity for Black Neighborhoods
Medication Access for Opioid Use Disorder Lower Among Those Involved with Criminal Justice System
Mysterious “Nuclear Speckle” Structures Inside Cells Enhance Gene Activity, May Help Block Cancers
Penn Study Uncovers Possible COVID-19 Drugs – Including Several That Are Already FDA-Approved
Penn Launches Region’s First Interdisciplinary Center Focused on Treating Nerve Disorders
A Single Injection Reverses Blindness in Patient with Rare Genetic Disorder
Penn Medicine Researcher Awarded $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Treatment Discovery Platform
Penn Medicine Finds Viral Variants of Concern in Over a Third of Latest COVID-19 Samples from Philadelphia-Area Patients
Penn Medicine Study Illuminates Molecular Details of Lung Development
Penn Medicine Researchers Reveal How a Cell Mixes its Mitochondria Before It Divides
Hormone Drugs May Disarm COVID-19 Spike Protein and Stop Disease Progression
Awards & Accolades 12 March
Head Injury 25 Years Later – Penn Study Finds Increased Risk of Dementia
New Collaborative Care Model Improves Access to Mental Health Care
West Philadelphia Clinic Aims to Vaccinate 1,500 Residents Against COVID-19
Deep Immune Profiling Shows Significant Immune Activation in Children with MIS-C
100,000th Cancer Survivor Receives Survivorship Plan Through Penn Medicine’s OncoLink
Financial Incentives for Hospitals Boost Rapid Changes to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Researchers Uncover Link Between Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Factors and Likelihood of Getting Effective Treatment for Atrial
Overlooked Cilium Could Be Genetic Key to Common Diseases
Patients on a Low-Calorie Diet along with Intensive Behavioral Therapy Lost Nearly Three Times as Much Weight When Taking
People with Psoriatic Disease Taking Methotrexate Are More Likely to Develop Liver Disease Compared to Those with Rheumatoid
Five Years Later: Penn-developed CAR T Therapy Shows Long-lasting Remissions in Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
Penn Medicine Marks One Millionth Telemedicine Visit Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
Discovery Illuminates How Thyroid Hormone ‘Dims’ Metabolism
High-Risk Gene for Neurodevelopmental Disorders Linked to Sleep Problems in Flies
Penn Medicine Teams with West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, Hires 50 Laboratory Assistants for COVID-19 Testing Efforts
Penn Scientists Discover Microbial Transplants Require Key T Cells for Success
Scarred Villain: Study Explores Neurocognitive Basis of Bias Against People Who Look Different
Future of Rare Disease Research: Ethics, Treatments, and Access
Antibodies to Common Cold Coronaviruses Do Not Protect Against SARS-CoV-2
Mercy Philadelphia and Penn Medicine Partner with West Philadelphia Faith Community to Provide COVID-19 Vaccines