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Avian flu: An explainer
Scott Hensley.

Denise Henhoeffer

Avian flu: An explainer

In a video, Penn Medicine’s Scott Hensley gives an overview on what people should know about the avian flu virus and vaccine developments.

New ways to modulate cell activity remotely
3D rendering of cells on a blue backdrop

Cells are dynamic, fast-changing, complex, tiny, and often hard-to-see in environments that don’t always behave in predictable ways when exposed to external stimuli. Now, researchers led by Lukasz Bugaj of the School of Engineering and Applied Science have found new ways to modulate cell activity remotely.

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New ways to modulate cell activity remotely

Penn researchers use temperature to guide cellular behavior, promising better diagnostics and targeted therapies.
The motor driving Penn’s biomedical research
Michael Ostap

Michael Ostap is the interim senior vice dean and chief scientific officer of the Perelman School of Medicine.

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The motor driving Penn’s biomedical research

For nearly three decades, interim senior vice dean and chief scientific officer of the Perelman School of Medicine Michael Ostap has investigated how molecules such as myosin feel force, in an effort to understand how cellular mutations cause disease.

Meredith Lidard Kleeman for Penn Medicine Magazine

Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven
A scientist with a pipette and a test tube with a computer screen in the background.

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Science behind genetic testing for identifying risk of opioid misuse remains unproven

A new report from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine and Crescenz VA Medical Center has evaluated a genetic test for opioid use disorder that recently received pre-marketing approval by the FDA, finding that the genes comprising it do not accurately identify individuals likely to develop the disorder.

Eric Horvath

Developing a tiny anticancer weapon
A cancer cell breaking up.

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Developing a tiny anticancer weapon

Penn Medicine researchers have developed tumor-homing nanosized particles that trigger cancer cell self-destruction in preclinical tests.
The future of nursing care
Medical concept of a doctor checking a patient’s heartbeat virtually.

Illustration: Mary Haasdyk Vooys

The future of nursing care

Faculty at Penn’s School of Nursing have created a clinical decision support early warning system that accurately detects patient deterioration.

From Penn Nursing News

Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again
Iahn Cajigas and Qasim Qureshi review data on a desktop computer.

Iahn Cajigas and researcher Qasim Qureshi review data to identify consistent patterns in brain activity that will enable them to predict a patient’s intention to move in real time.

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Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again

Penn Medicine researchers are using machine learning to study the areas of the brain that control movement.

From Penn Medicine News