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Released: 5-Mar-2021 10:20 AM EST
After the Elderly, Those with Intellectual Disabilities are at Greatest Risk of Death from COVID-19
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A study of national data shows the devastating impact the pandemic has had on those with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers.

Released: 25-Feb-2021 8:05 AM EST
Model Identifies Risk of Serious Complications Following Surgery
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A web-based tool developed by Jefferson researchers predicts individualized risk for stroke, other grave post-surgical complications

Released: 17-Feb-2021 11:20 AM EST
Patients Get Essential Support for Telehealth through Student-Driven Program
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Researchers team up with students on “Digital Onboarding Taskforce” to help patients get comfortable using technology for remote medical care.

Released: 10-Feb-2021 4:00 PM EST
Investigating the Long-term Effects of COVID-19
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Jefferson researchers join a CDC study to follow COVID-19 “long-haulers” and their symptoms.

Released: 2-Feb-2021 3:45 PM EST
To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
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Neuroscience researchers study how fruit flies decide between sleep and other behaviors, like mating, and the factors that influence that decision.

Released: 1-Feb-2021 8:30 AM EST
Can Brain Implants Improve Mobility After Stroke?
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A single patient will help researchers learn if brain implants connected to a robotic brace can help stroke patients overcome abnormal movement and restore abilities.

14-Jan-2021 8:00 AM EST
An Unexpected, and Novel, Target for Prostate Cancer – Our Biological Clock
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Researchers find that CRY-1, a regulator of circadian rhythms, promotes tumor progression by altering DNA repair.

7-Dec-2020 10:00 AM EST
A First-in-Human Clinical Trial Shows Microbubbles May Improve Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy in Patients with Liver Cancer
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Bursting gas-filled microbubbles using ultrasound waves sensitizes tumors to targeted radiation, reducing tumor growth and improving overall survival after treatment.

9-Dec-2020 8:55 AM EST
Predicting Heart Disease from the Skin
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Jefferson researchers find that the genetic underpinnings of a skin disorder at birth indicate future heart problems.

25-Nov-2020 9:05 AM EST
Rock-a-bye fly: Why Vibrations Lead to Sleepiness
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Researchers discover that gentle vibration can induce sleep in flies through a simple form of learning.

   
Released: 12-Nov-2020 8:50 AM EST
Jefferson Health Named Finalist in CMS Artificial Intelligence Health Outcomes Challenge
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As the only finalist in Philadelphia, and one of three hospital systems among the 7 candidates left, the Jefferson team now competes for a $1 million prize to use artificial intelligence (AI) in improving healthcare outcomes.

2-Nov-2020 12:25 PM EST
A Novel Immunotherapy Proves Effective in Animal Models of Multiple Sclerosis
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Jefferson researchers develop an approach to specifically impede the autoimmune response that drives the disease, while leaving the rest of the immune system fully functioning.

   
Released: 2-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Combo-Drug Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Remains Effective After Two Years
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Patients whose Type 2 diabetes is not controlled with metformin can benefit long-term from a two-drug combination treatment that also reduces weight.

Released: 28-Oct-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Racial Disparities in Treatment for Common Lung Cancer Persist Despite Gains
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African American patients with lung cancer are still less likely to receive the most effective treatment for a common type of early stage lung cancer.

21-Oct-2020 3:35 PM EDT
New Population of Immune Cells Could Play a Role in Multiple Sclerosis
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Researchers uncover defining features of a subset of T-cells that may drive autoimmunity in MS, and could prove to be a new target for therapy.

Released: 1-Oct-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Not All Patients Are Offered the Same Effective Breast Cancer Treatment
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Socioeconomic status and race could play a role in treatment decisions, according to new research.

Released: 15-Sep-2020 1:05 PM EDT
A New Approach to Understanding the Biology of Wound Healing
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Researchers use discarded wound dressings as a novel and non-invasive way to study the mechanisms that promote healing.

Released: 28-Aug-2020 4:05 PM EDT
Thomas Jefferson University Awarded $508,000 by the Commonwealth to support CoraVax™, a patented COVID-19 vaccine
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Thomas Jefferson University Awarded $508,000 by the Commonwealth to support CoraVax™, a patented COVID-19 vaccine

Released: 24-Aug-2020 8:30 AM EDT
Small Change makes Cancer Vaccine More Effective in Animal Tests
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Tweaking the adenovirus spike protein induces a more robust immune reaction for a cancer vaccine against gastric, pancreatic, esophageal and colon malignancies in animal models.

   


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