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Eri Maeda: Investigating barriers to menopause care
Eri Maeda standing outdoors against a brick wall and smiling, facing forward.

Eri Maeda, a rising third-year in the College of Arts & Sciences, spent her summer in the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM) studying the impact of insurance status on menopause care access in the U.S. A neuroscience major pursuing a pre-medicine path, Maeda has gained new insights and research skills throughout her PURM experience.

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Eri Maeda: Investigating barriers to menopause care

Rising third-year Eri Maeda dedicated her summer to a Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program project exploring how insurance status may shape access to menopause care in the U.S.

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Study finds American women may benefit from IUD only available in Europe and Canada

Study finds American women may benefit from IUD only available in Europe and Canada

New research led by researchers at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine suggests the Food and Drug Administration should consider approving more and smaller IUDs. While the larger IUDs are 99% effective at preventing pregnancies over three years, the researchers have found the mini IUDs were still very effective (at 95%) for the same duration.

Stem cell discovery could be key to healing tough-to-fix fractures

Stem cell discovery could be key to healing tough-to-fix fractures

The ability of a stem cell originating in skeletal muscle to turn into bone could hold the key to bone healing after catastrophic fractures, according to research at Penn’s Perleman School of Medicine. The researchers find that Prg4+—a type of stem cell that originates in the muscles that support the skeleton—is crucial to bone repairs because the cells could actually transform from muscle cells to bone cells.

Curiosity, STEM, and a summer on campus
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Curiosity, STEM, and a summer on campus

The Penn Research Experience for High School Students gives Philadelphia 11th and 12th graders a rare opportunity to tackle college-level research.

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Penn powers up AI learning for faculty and staff
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Penn powers up AI learning for faculty and staff

AI Principles & Practices, a series of interactive sessions supported by a Draw Down the Lightning Grant, aims to enhance faculty and staff skills by introducing platforms and technologies supported at Penn.

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What ever-growing incisors can teach us about genetic disease
Microscopic view of a mouse incisor.

An image taken through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) shows a polished sagittal section through a mouse mandibular incisor, showing the different mineralized tissue layers.

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What ever-growing incisors can teach us about genetic disease

An interdisciplinary team of researchers approaches the question ‘How do teeth mineralize?’ by analyzing the physical, biological, and genetic properties of teeth for real-world clinical applications in the future.

Melissa Pappas

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What words in online reviews tell us about hospital visits

What words in online reviews tell us about hospital visits

Online reviews can provide insight into what influences whether patients have a “good” or “bad” health care experience, a Penn Medicine analysis shows.

Frank Otto

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A Penn Medicine nurse who donated her uterus helps another family’s dream come true
Emma Dolezal holding infant Emma Dolezal and Sara Leister.

Emma Dolezal (left) and her infant daughter Emma met Sara Leister, who donated her uterus through Penn Medicine’s Uterus Transplant Program.

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A Penn Medicine nurse who donated her uterus helps another family’s dream come true

A Lancaster General Health nurse’s uterus donation transformed a woman’s dream of motherhood.

From Penn Medicine News

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