The University of Pennsylvania medical school is participating in an online education venture to provide free university seminars to the public on courses such as personalized medicine, vaccines and genomes.The ...
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A group of researchers has mapped out how Parkinson’s disease develops in animals in a study that could provide clues for drug developers on how it progresses in humans.The researchers, ...
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Giving CT angiogram scans to people coming to the emergency room with chest pain could improve the speed of heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found.The ...
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3.5 million grant for a research project to more effectively treat post-traumatic stress disorder and ultimately prevent it from occurring.The Defense Advanced ...
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February 29, 2012 1:30 pm by Stephanie Baum | 0 Comments
A clinical trial network to develop heart failure treatments has added a mid-Atlantic institution to its national group of centers to accelerate research for heart failure diagnosis and management.The National ...
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A study exploring lung repair and tissue regeneration to fight lung diseases by a team at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has received ...
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University of Pennsylvania has won funding for a study of a concussion treatment for athletes.Dr. Peter LeRoux, associate professor of neurosurgery, won the$250,000, three-year Dana Foundation Clinical Neuroscience grant.Dr. Akiva ...
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December 19, 2011 12:42 pm by Stephanie Baum | 0 Comments
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia has received a $16.3 million anonymous donation for a neuroscience research initiative, one of the largest donations received ...
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December 8, 2011 12:14 am by Stephanie Baum | 0 Comments
Launched by Tim Soo, a student at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Ben Shyong, a developer and entrepreneur at University of Pennsylvania, Meddik is a ...
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November 23, 2011 4:39 pm by Stephanie Baum | 0 Comments
The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received $7.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to establish a breast cancer screening center.The Penn Center for Innovation ...
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November 10, 2011 3:55 pm by Stephanie Baum | 0 Comments
When Rudy Giuliani and Joe Torre criticized the new guidelines for prostate screening that recommended against routine screening for healthy men, it was a big story.Not only did the guidelines ...
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A research group at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania will share a nearly $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute with the Mayo Clinic ...
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The bilateral hand transplant performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia discussed at a press conference today involved an orchestra of 12 surgeons, three anesthesiologists and ...
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