June 3 , 2013
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, including Michael Grandner, PhD, instructor of Psychiatry, and Michael Perlis, PhD, director, Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, have found that more sleep is associated with lower suicide risk in those with insomnia.
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May 29, 2013
The Boston Globe reports on two women who were found to have a newly described disease called anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. The autoimmune disease was first identified by
Josep Dalmau, MD, PhD, adjunct professor of Neurology,
and is caused when the body's immune system goes haywire and attacks a protein in the brain.
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May 23, 2013
John Dani, PhD, the incoming chair of Neuroscience was mentioned in the "Making Rounds" column of the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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The Penn Medicine Neuroscience Center (PMNC) is dedicated to the advancement of the understanding of the brain, spine and peripheral nervous system.
Developing effective treatments and therapies for these areas requires the expertise, dedication and cooperation of scientists from many fields of research.
At Penn, the schools, centers, and institutes across our campus are brought together in the PMNC to create an integrated approach to patient
care, education and research.
Learn more about the PMNC
Pilot Collaborative Research Projects
The PMNC announces new funding for Penn faculty whose work falls within the broad category of the neurosciences. This funding will be offered over the course of the 2012-2013 (FY 13) academic year.
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