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Largest-ever antibiotic discovery effort uses AI to uncover potential cures in microbial dark matter

Almost a century ago, the discovery of antibiotics like penicillin revolutionized medicine by harnessing the natural bacteria-killing abilities of microbes. Today, a new study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
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Rare Disease’s DNA-Damaging Mutation Could Have Consequences for More Common Conditions

In their pursuit to discover the mechanism behind how RVCL does its damage, researchers found some clues to the DNA damage theory of aging
4-Jun-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Stopping a spreading fire: identifying connections between adverse childhood events and substance use disorders

Physical and sexual abuse, having parents who misuse substances, and witnessing violent crime are tragic events that don’t remain locked in a single point in time. Rather, they are termed adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and 64 percent of...
31-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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How to learn about a world-class double bass? Give it a CT

Penn Medicine helps bridge medical science with the arts in the world’s first project to image double basses.
3-Jun-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

ASCO: New ‘Armored’ CAR produces significant responses in patients whose cancers don't respond to current CAR T cell therapies

A new “armored” form of CAR T cell therapy may be able to help patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma whose cancers do not respond to currently available CAR T cell therapies. The Phase I clinical trial was presented at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting....
30-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Medicine Presenters at the American Transplant Congress 2024

Leading experts in transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from June 1-5 for the American Transplant Congress. The event is the Joint Annual meeting of the American Society of Transplant...
30-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Medicine Brings Free 3D Mammograms and Health Screenings Back to West Philly

Penn Medicine will once again join with community partners and Siemens Healthineers to host a free mammogram clinic and community health fair in June, giving the West Philadelphia and Upper Darby communities convenient access to health screenings...
28-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Medicine named LGBTQ+ Health Care Leader by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Six hospitals in the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) earned perfect scores as part of Penn Medicine once again being named a 2024 LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation.
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