New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective Image: iStock/baona New tool puts reproductive risk for BRCA carriers into perspective A team at Penn Medicine has created a resource to help inform reproductive counseling for cancer gene mutation carriers.
Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease Image: iStock/shironosov Inflammation proteins in saliva mark progression of gum disease A new study from Penn Dental Medicine demonstrates the potential usefulness of saliva tests for tracking periodontitis. 1 min. read
Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care Charles Garneau-So and Catalina Montealegre perform an ultrasound on a cat during the evening shift.(Image: Courtesy of Bellwether Magazine) Ryan Hospital staff veterinarians on life in emergency services and critical care Veterinarians at Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine share the benefits that a teaching hospital has on animals, students, and pet owners alike.
Your brain on beauty Image: Courtesy of Penn Medicine Magazine Your brain on beauty At the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, researchers explore what exactly the brain is doing when it experiences art, and what artists are doing when they create art out of their experiences.
Generic platinum chemotherapy shortages did not increase deaths Image: iStock/SeventyFour Generic platinum chemotherapy shortages did not increase deaths A national data analysis finds that short-term mortality was not impacted by the shortage for patients with advanced cancers.
Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases Image: iStock/gorodenkoff Researchers to advance imaging of Parkinson’s diseases A Penn-led collaboration of radiology, computational chemistry, and neurology experts will identify and test new tracers for PET scans to help diagnose and monitor diseases.
Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy A patient-derived glioblastoma organoid treated with dual-target CAR-T cells. T cells (magenta) infiltrate the tumor organoid and kill tumor cells (blue; yellow indicates dying cells).(Image: Yusha Sun and Xin Wang from the laboratories of Guo-li Ming and Hongjun Song) Brain tumor organoids accurately model patient response to CAR T cell therapy Lab-grown tumors respond to cell therapy the same as tumors in the patients’ brains, according to researchers at Penn Medicine. 2 min. read
How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout Image: iStock/SiberianArt How a well-being coach is helping health care workers battle burnout In an effort to combat work-related stress among health care workers, a new well-being coach on hand to help staff unload some of their mental burdens and de-stress at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.
A lipid nanoparticle delivers an mRNA cure for preeclampsia Kelsey Swingle at work in the lab of Michael Mitchell.(Image: Kevin Monko) A lipid nanoparticle delivers an mRNA cure for preeclampsia Doctoral student Kelsey Swingle developed a lipid nanoparticle that delivers an mRNA therapeutic that reduces maternal blood pressure through the end of gestation and improves fetal health and blood circulation in the placenta.
Climate crisis meets nursing know-how Roxana Chicas speaking at Penn Nursing about her research focused on heat stress among migrant workers.(Image: Courtesy of Penn Nursing News) Climate crisis meets nursing know-how How nurses at Penn are innovating public health care for a changing world.