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How Penn researchers are advancing knowledge of psychedelics
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Students looking at art in the Psychedelic Paradigms and Practices Class held at the Penn Museum.

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How Penn researchers are advancing knowledge of psychedelics

Adding their expertise in psychiatry, medical ethics, nursing, history, and more, faculty and students are shaping conversations on treatments that show promise for helping people with various mental health conditions.

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Bioengineering a ‘natural connection’ for rotator cuff repair
Anatomy of the skeletal system and rotator cuff.

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Bioengineering a ‘natural connection’ for rotator cuff repair

Researchers at Penn Medicine have developed a new fix that imitates the body’s natural environment and could lead to more durable rotator cuff repairs.

Frank Otto

2 min. read

The science behind later school start times
A high school student asleep on a school bus.

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The science behind later school start times

As Pennsylvania districts consider later bells, Penn Medicine sleep and neuroscience experts explain why adolescent biology can make early school start times especially challenging.

Eric Horvath

2 min. read

A meeting of the minds drives discovery in the brain
Hongjun Song and Guo-li Ming.

Penn Medicine’s Hongjun Song (left) and Guo-li Ming.

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A meeting of the minds drives discovery in the brain

A Penn Medicine couple’s mission to advance brain research using organoids lies in cross-disciplinary partnerships.

From Penn Medicine News

2 min. read

Penn researchers join ARPA-H initiative to develop next-gen fetal monitoring device
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Penn researchers join ARPA-H initiative to develop next-gen fetal monitoring device

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine are part of a collaborative team awarded $39.3 million to provide clinicians with real-time information about fetal oxygen levels and reduce unnecessary interventions.

Alex Gardner

2 min. read

Lasting legacy
LASTING LEGACY

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Lasting legacy

A roundup of stories from Penn Today on the evolution of language, plant reproduction, DNA and evolution, and men’s sexual and reproductive health.

Penn Today Staff

2 min. read

Immune-inspired public health strategy improves detection of disease-carrying insects

Immune-inspired public health strategy improves detection of disease-carrying insects

A disease surveillance strategy modeled on the body’s immune system detected more disease-carrying insects than the typical, top-down approach used conventionally, according to a study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru.  Their work was published recently in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.

New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma
microscopic view of Multiple myeloma.

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New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma

In a phase I clinical trial from Penn Medicine, activating T cells with the antibody cevostamab targets a protein found on the surface of plasma cells, supporting further clinical research as a myeloma treatment.

From Penn Medicine News

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