Philadelphia officials are revving up for recreational marijuana Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Philadelphia officials are revving up for recreational marijuana J. Cobb Scott of the Perelman School of Medicine said that people should be aware of the risks of heavy marijuana use for those with a family history of psychosis. “We need to know how to get the word out about that,” he said. “And we need to know who’s at risk.” Vaping bans: How one health crisis prompted a crackdown on another Penn In the News Christian Science Monitor Vaping bans: How one health crisis prompted a crackdown on another Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about the vaping crisis, which is fueled in part by gray-market cartridge sales. “We’re in a regulatory no-man’s land,” he said. Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Penn In the News NPR Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Marion Leary of the School of Nursing weighed in on why people may hesitate to perform CPR on women. “We’ve been training people relatively the same way since CPR was first quote-unquote ‘discovered,’” she said. “We need to start thinking about how we can use the technology and innovation of today to really train people differently so that they feel comfortable performing CPR when the time arises.” These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope In an experiment by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ronald Harty and Bruce Freedman, virus-like particles of Ebola (in green and yellow), which mimic the process by which the authentic Ebola virus spreads, exit a cell along filaments of actin (in red), a structural protein. Harty and Freedman are designing compounds to block this process, increasing the likelihood an infected individual could recover. (Image: Gordon Ruthel/School of Veterinary Medicine) These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope Faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine target neglected tropical diseases with advanced science, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and work in the lab and the field. Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? With no national standard to measure drug treatment facilities, new research reveals opportunities to learn from patients to help create metrics. Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Getting PrEP in the hands of high-risk communities remains a challenge; Penn researchers and practitioners are finding ways to reduce barriers and investigate new forms of the drug. It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Penn In the News The New York Times It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Samuel Preston of the School of Arts and Sciences said the mortality rate has improved every year throughout the 20th century. However, he said, “the 21st century is a major exception. Since 2010 there’s been no improvement in mortality among working-aged people.” Using science to make cities safer and healthier Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)nocred Q&A Using science to make cities safer and healthier In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided. Load More
Vaping bans: How one health crisis prompted a crackdown on another Penn In the News Christian Science Monitor Vaping bans: How one health crisis prompted a crackdown on another Dan Romer of the Annenberg Public Policy Center spoke about the vaping crisis, which is fueled in part by gray-market cartridge sales. “We’re in a regulatory no-man’s land,” he said. Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Penn In the News NPR Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Marion Leary of the School of Nursing weighed in on why people may hesitate to perform CPR on women. “We’ve been training people relatively the same way since CPR was first quote-unquote ‘discovered,’” she said. “We need to start thinking about how we can use the technology and innovation of today to really train people differently so that they feel comfortable performing CPR when the time arises.” These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope In an experiment by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ronald Harty and Bruce Freedman, virus-like particles of Ebola (in green and yellow), which mimic the process by which the authentic Ebola virus spreads, exit a cell along filaments of actin (in red), a structural protein. Harty and Freedman are designing compounds to block this process, increasing the likelihood an infected individual could recover. (Image: Gordon Ruthel/School of Veterinary Medicine) These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope Faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine target neglected tropical diseases with advanced science, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and work in the lab and the field. Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? With no national standard to measure drug treatment facilities, new research reveals opportunities to learn from patients to help create metrics. Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Getting PrEP in the hands of high-risk communities remains a challenge; Penn researchers and practitioners are finding ways to reduce barriers and investigate new forms of the drug. It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Penn In the News The New York Times It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Samuel Preston of the School of Arts and Sciences said the mortality rate has improved every year throughout the 20th century. However, he said, “the 21st century is a major exception. Since 2010 there’s been no improvement in mortality among working-aged people.” Using science to make cities safer and healthier Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)nocred Q&A Using science to make cities safer and healthier In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided. Load More
Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Penn In the News NPR Meet the Womanikin, the breasted vest working to close the CPR gender gap Marion Leary of the School of Nursing weighed in on why people may hesitate to perform CPR on women. “We’ve been training people relatively the same way since CPR was first quote-unquote ‘discovered,’” she said. “We need to start thinking about how we can use the technology and innovation of today to really train people differently so that they feel comfortable performing CPR when the time arises.” These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope In an experiment by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ronald Harty and Bruce Freedman, virus-like particles of Ebola (in green and yellow), which mimic the process by which the authentic Ebola virus spreads, exit a cell along filaments of actin (in red), a structural protein. Harty and Freedman are designing compounds to block this process, increasing the likelihood an infected individual could recover. (Image: Gordon Ruthel/School of Veterinary Medicine) These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope Faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine target neglected tropical diseases with advanced science, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and work in the lab and the field. Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? With no national standard to measure drug treatment facilities, new research reveals opportunities to learn from patients to help create metrics. Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Getting PrEP in the hands of high-risk communities remains a challenge; Penn researchers and practitioners are finding ways to reduce barriers and investigate new forms of the drug. It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Penn In the News The New York Times It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Samuel Preston of the School of Arts and Sciences said the mortality rate has improved every year throughout the 20th century. However, he said, “the 21st century is a major exception. Since 2010 there’s been no improvement in mortality among working-aged people.” Using science to make cities safer and healthier Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)nocred Q&A Using science to make cities safer and healthier In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided. Load More
These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope In an experiment by the School of Veterinary Medicine’s Ronald Harty and Bruce Freedman, virus-like particles of Ebola (in green and yellow), which mimic the process by which the authentic Ebola virus spreads, exit a cell along filaments of actin (in red), a structural protein. Harty and Freedman are designing compounds to block this process, increasing the likelihood an infected individual could recover. (Image: Gordon Ruthel/School of Veterinary Medicine) These overlooked global diseases take a turn under the microscope Faculty at the School of Veterinary Medicine target neglected tropical diseases with advanced science, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and work in the lab and the field.
Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? Without metrics, how do you rate drug treatment facilities? With no national standard to measure drug treatment facilities, new research reveals opportunities to learn from patients to help create metrics.
Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Seven years later, PrEP access remains a challenge Getting PrEP in the hands of high-risk communities remains a challenge; Penn researchers and practitioners are finding ways to reduce barriers and investigate new forms of the drug.
It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Penn In the News The New York Times It’s not just poor white people driving a decline in life expectancy Samuel Preston of the School of Arts and Sciences said the mortality rate has improved every year throughout the 20th century. However, he said, “the 21st century is a major exception. Since 2010 there’s been no improvement in mortality among working-aged people.” Using science to make cities safer and healthier Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)nocred Q&A Using science to make cities safer and healthier In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research. A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided.
Using science to make cities safer and healthier Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)nocred Q&A Using science to make cities safer and healthier In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses.
How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research.
A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder A novel approach to treating opioid use disorder An FDA-approved drug called exendin-4 decreased voluntary oxycodone taking and drug-seeking behavior during withdrawal in rats without reducing the relief the opioid provided.