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Decade-long remission after CAR T cell therapy

Two patients represent longest-known CAR T cell response to date, providing insight into treatment effect and outcomes.

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Understanding climate stories

In the latest episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This …” podcast series, Bethany Wiggin of the School of Arts & Sciences and Jennifer Pinto-Martin of the School of Nursing discuss climate stories, climate grief, and climate literacy.

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Early discharge of healthy newborns during the pandemic

In a new study, Sara Handley and colleagues find that a shorter stay did not increase infant readmissions in the first week, suggesting that earlier discharge can be done safely.

Researchers Sara Cherry, Susan Davidson, Douglas Durian, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Katalin Kariko, I. Joseph Kroll, Mingyao Li, Hongjun Song, Duncan Watts, and E. John Wherry

Ten from Penn elected 2021 AAAS Fellows

Ten scholars representing five schools across the University of Pennsylvania have been named to the 2021 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows, recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”

After the shutdown, what comes next for the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery?

Creating a greener, more equitable future at the site means understanding its complex history, its long-running public health impacts, and working in partnership with communities.

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First-in-human trial with CAR macrophages shows promise targeting solid tumors

A new Penn study demonstrates that engineered macrophages, which can be targeted to tumors, may be a possible new immune-based treatment of some cancers.

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Racial disparity in follow-up appointments disappears with telemedicine

An inequity in the rate of Black patients making it to their primary care appointment after a hospitalization was eliminated after telemedicine became widely used amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Busting myths about the Asian American ‘model minority’

Two new studies highlight the problem with aggregating diverse groups of people into a single category of “Asian American” when applied to cardiovascular disease and cancer diagnosis and outcomes.

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A new method to increase effectiveness of nanomedicines

Penn Medicine researchers have developed a new technique that uses complement inhibitor Factor I to prevent proteins from attacking treatment-carrying nanoparticles so they can better reach targets within the body.

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Protein controlled by both light and temperature can inform cell signal pathways

Penn Engineering researchers have described a new type of optogenetic protein that can be controlled not only by light, but also by temperature, allowing for a higher degree of control in the manipulation of cellular pathways.

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