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Genetic Study Highlights Importance of Diversity in Understanding Health Disparities

The majority of genetic studies focus on people of European descent, which limits the understanding of how genes influence health in other populations.
18-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

When there’s money to lose, phone usage while driving drops

Researchers discovered that feedback plus cash incentives designed with insights from behavioral science reduces phone use while driving
9-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New form of repetitive magnetic brain stimulation reduces treatment time for bipolar disorder

A potential new treatment for bipolar disorder (BP) that significantly shortens treatment time has emerged, following a randomized clinical trial using accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS). While current theta burst stimulation...
1-Jul-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn researchers will investigate link between TBI and dementia with $10M NIH grant

An international team of researchers led by Penn Medicine will investigate the link between traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) over the next five years with a $10 million grant from the National...
28-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Penn Study Finds Better Survival Rates for Recipients of Lungs From Hospital-based Donor Care Units Compared to Independent Donor Care Units

A new study by Penn researchers examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.
24-Jun-2024 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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