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University of Pennsylvania Health System Releases Sweeping Climate and Sustainability Action Plan

Following an Earth Day pledge to significantly reduce the organization’s environmental footprint by 2050, the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) announced its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan (CSAP), an ambitious strategy to...
18-Nov-2024 3:25 PM EST Add to Favorites

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Penn Study Highlights Inconsistencies of Genetic Markers for Predicting Heart Disease

Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are a cutting-edge tool in genetics, combining information from genetic markers across the genome to estimate a person’s risk of developing certain diseases, such as coronary artery disease (CAD). By analyzing a...
14-Nov-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Research Finds No Significant Negative Impact of Repealing a Depression-Era Law Allowing Companies to Pay Workers with Disabilities Below Minimum Wage

Debate continues to swirl nationally on the fate of a practice born of an 86-year-old federal statute allowing companies to pay workers with disabilities subminimum wages: anything below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, but for some roles...
13-Nov-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

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New Study Links Liver-Brain Communication to Daily Eating Patterns

People who work the nightshift or odd hours and eat at irregular times are more prone to weight gain and diabetes, likely due to eating patterns not timed with natural daylight and when people typically eat. But is it possible to stave off the ill...
5-Nov-2024 9:25 AM EST Add to Favorites

Study of Chemical Exposure, Dementia Risk Funded by $11M NIH Grant

By poring over decades worth of data, researchers hope to better determine how pesticides, metals, and exposures to other elements impact Alzheimer’s disease risk
30-Oct-2024 3:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

White House Names Abramson Cancer Center Neuro-Oncologist a Cancer Moonshot Scholar

The Biden Cancer Moonshot Program named Penn Medicine’s Richard E. Phillips, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology and an assistant professor of Neurology, a Cancer Moonshot Scholar today. Phillips is among 11 scholars...
29-Oct-2024 2:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Encrypted Peptides, New Class of Antibiotics, Offer Hope in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

In a significant advance against the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, , researchers have identified a novel class of antimicrobial agents known as encrypted peptides, which may expand the immune system’s arsenal of tools to fight...
21-Oct-2024 4:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, receives 2024 Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences from American Association of Medical Colleges

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, FRS, has been recognized with the 2024 Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences from American Association of Medical Colleges. The award will be presented at the association's annual recognition event on...
23-Oct-2024 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Expert available: FDA approval of Alzheimer's disease drug, donanemab

2-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT

New Year’s Resolution to Stop Smoking: Penn Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Smoking/ Vaping Cessation Tips

28-Dec-2021 10:20 AM EST

National Recovery Month: Penn Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Naloxone, Opioid Addiction Prevention/Treatment

1-Sep-2021 12:05 PM EDT

Bioethics and Policy Researchers: States Should Authorize Minors to Consent to COVID-19 Vaccination Without Parental Permission

8-Jul-2021 7:00 PM EDT

Safety board members describe stringent oversight of U.S. COVID-19 vaccine trials

24-May-2021 5:10 PM EDT

Tangling with the Science of Suicide

Maria A. Oquendo, MD, PhD, is probing the human mind and brain to prevent more lives from being lost to the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
9-Jan-2019 4:40 PM EST

Seven Ways You Are Hurting Your Sleep This Summer

14-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT

Penn Medicine Parkinson’s Disease Experts Available For Comment on Alan Alda Diagnosis

1-Aug-2018 8:05 AM EDT

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