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Penn Medicine Neurosurgeon Receives Joel A. Gingras, Jr. Award from American Brain Tumor Association
uphs.upenn.edu — “Steven Brem, MD, professor of Neurosurgery, chief of the division of Neurosurgical Oncology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the 2012 Joel A. Gingras, Jr. award from the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA).” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Brain Insulin Resistance Contributes to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
uphs.upenn.edu — “Insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline above and beyond other known causes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug Slows Damage and Symptoms in Animal Model, According to Perelman School of Medicine Study
uphs.upenn.edu — “A study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience shows that the compound epothilone D (EpoD) is effective in preventing further neurological damage and improving cognitive performance in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD).” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Expensive yet Cost-Effective: Aggressive Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improves Outcomes, Reduces Long-Term Costs, Penn Study Shows
uphs.upenn.edu — “Aggressive treatment for severe traumatic brain injuries costs more than routine care, yet yields significantly better outcomes, improved quality of life, and lower long term care costs, according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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New study from @PennMedicine: costly, aggressive acute care for traumatic brain injury (TBI) - better care in long run. http://t.co/dWWvKHOH
Penn Medicine News: Penn Receives $10 Million to Create Center for Orphan Disease Research and Thera http://t.co/GJG0td8d
uphs.upenn.edu — “The Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania announces the launching of a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary center focused on discovering novel treatments for orphan diseases.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Sleepless in the South: Penn Medicine Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Issues in the United States
uphs.upenn.edu — “Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have put sleeplessness on the map - literally.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Sleeplessness Map: Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of #Sleep Issues in the United States http://t.co/UUiGMl2T #fb
Penn Medicine News: Experts at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session
uphs.upenn.edu — “Penn Medicine News: Experts at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn Medicine News: Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults, Penn Study Shows
uphs.upenn.edu — “A new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray mater atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn Medicine News: Genetically Modified "Serial Killer" T Cells Obliterate Tumors in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Penn Researchers Report
uphs.upenn.edu — “In a cancer treatment breakthrough 20 years in the making, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center and Perelman School of Medicine have shown sustained remissions of up to a year among a small group of advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients treated with genetically engineered versions of their own T cells.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Patient's own cells kill cancer cells. http://t.co/2b8AYrN
Penn Medicine News: Penn Study Finds More Effective Approach Against "Achilles' Heel" of Ovarian Cancer
uphs.upenn.edu — “In a recent issue of Cancer Research, Daniel J. Powell, Jr., PhD, a research assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, showed for the first time that engineered human T cells can eradicate deadly human ovarian cancer in immune-deficient mice.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn Medicine News: Pair of Penn Medicine Studies Featured in Archives of Neurology
uphs.upenn.edu — “Two Penn Medicine studies were released this week by the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn Medicine News: Cancer Genetics Expert Chi Van Dang to Lead Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center
uphs.upenn.edu — “Chi Van Dang, MD, PhD, a renowned cancer biologist and hematologist-oncologist, has been appointed director of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, effective September 1, 2011.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Penn Medicine News: Specialty Physicians Turn Away Two Thirds of Children with Public Insurance, Penn Study Shows
uphs.upenn.edu — “Sixty-six percent of publicly-insured children were unable to get a doctor's appointment for medical conditions requiring outpatient specialty care including diabetes and seizures, while children with identical symptoms and private insurance were turned away only 11 percent of the time, according to an audit study of 273 specialty physician practices in Cook County, Ill. conducted by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University o” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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Two Thirds of Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Unable to Obtain Oncology Appointments, Penn Doctors Report at ASCO
uphs.upenn.edu — “Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of their ovaries, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday, June 6 during the American Society for Clinical Oncology?s annual meeting. Results of the prospective study indicated that women with B” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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2011 ASCO: UPenn finds 2/3 Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients Unable to Obtain Oncology Appointments. http://dld.bz/acfwA
Penn Medicine News: Readmission Rates Via Emergency Rooms Climbing Among Patients Who Have Recently Been Hospitalized
uphs.upenn.edu — “Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented this week at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine's annual meeting.” View full resource at uphs.upenn.edu
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