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In Neurogenetics, Hoofbeats Mean Zebras, Not Horses

In 2019, the first gene therapy treatment for a neurogenetic disease was approved for SMA. This therapy is just the beginning, and it’s marked a tipping point in genomic analysis as it reshapes the field of neurology.

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Six Penn Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 21, 2019
How Oncologists Can Ethically Navigate the “Right-to-Try” Drug Law
October 21, 2019

High-Risk Patients Benefit from Undergoing Surgery at Teaching Hospitals
October 21, 2019
Failure of Mitochondrial Quality Control Causes Heart Disease
October 16, 2019

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A Nobel Laureate’s Visit to Penn

October 22, 2019

Just 48 hours after winning the Nobel Prize, William Kaelin spoke to an auditorium packed with more than 250 Perelman School of Medicine students and faculty.
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Celebrating 50 years of training the physicians of the future

October 17, 2019

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, LGH’s pioneering residency program remains one of the most consistently top-ranked among more than 500 programs focused on family medicine across the country. About one-third of the program’s 523 graduates have gone on to practice medicine in Lancaster County, many serving in leadership roles at LG Health.
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#WomenofPenn: Overcoming Setbacks, Challenges of Opening a Lab

October 15, 2019

Sitting in an office in Penn’s BioMedical Research Building, M. Celeste Simon, PhD, recalls an experience from 27 years ago, when she first walked through the doors of her lab at the University of Chicago.
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What an Old, Unfinished Church Can Teach Us About Regrowing Bones

October 10, 2019

The architect Antoni Gaudí is famous for designing most of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona. If you’ve seen a photo of Barcelona, you’ve seen this church. It’s legendary for several reasons, one of which is because it remains unfinished, despite construction having started in the late 1800s.
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Providing a “LIFT” to First Generation Med Students

October 08, 2019

For some students, going to college is a rite of passage passed down from parents. All new students face challenges in the transition to college, but for first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students, it’s a whole new world.
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The Price of Noise

October 03, 2019

Loud noises can damage hearing, but there are lesser-known and equally dangerous impacts on the rest of the body.
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Penn Medicine In the News

Penn Researchers to Develop New PET Scan Tool to Diagnose Parkinson’s
October 11, 2019
Medical Device Network
Viagra Might Help Make Stem Cell Transplants Easier
October 10, 2019
Popular Science
Algorithm Personalizes Which Cancer Mutations Are Best Targets for Immunotherapy
October 10, 2019
Drug Target Review News-Medical.net

Patients Who Use Online Portals More Likely to Get Flu Shot, Penn Study Finds
October 09, 2019
PhillyVoice
Breast Cancer Is a Family Legacy for This Young Latina
October 09, 2019
Philadelphia Inquirer
Neuroscientists: Heart Disease and Diabetes Are Adaptations
October 02, 2019
TIME