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Penn Study Finds Way to Prevent Protein Clumping Characteristic of Parkinson’s Disease
August 15, 2008
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a protein from a most unlikely source -- baker’s yeast -- that might protect against Parkinson’s disease. More than a million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, and no treatments are available that fundamentally alter the course of the condition. By introducing the yeast protein Hsp104 into animal models of Parkinson’s disease, researchers prevented protein clumping that leads to nerve cell death characteristic of the disorder.
Invitation to Cover: Incoming Class of University of Pennsylvania Medical Students Receive White Coats to Mark Start of Medical Careers
August 15, 2008
Upset and inspired by a firsthand look at medical care delivered without electricity and running water, Kathryn Cunningham Hall started Power Up Gambia! and has raised $300,000 to install solar panels that will provide clean water and constant electricity to a hospital in West Africa’s Gambia. She is one of the 155 individuals in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s new class of 2008 who share a passion for driving change and progress in the medical community. Representing 30 states and 61 colleges from around the country, these students will officially start their medical careers today, as they receive their white coats and recite the Hippocratic Oath in front of family and friends.

Invitation to Cover: Philadelphia Camp Erin
August 14, 2008
This weekend, children ages six to 17 who’ve experienced the death of parents, relatives or friends will gather for the Philadelphia area’s second annual Camp Erin. The three-day camp offers a variety of traditional summer camp activities combined with professional grief counseling, education and emotional support to help campers find innovative ways to remember and memorialize  their lost loved ones and develop essential coping skills.

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