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June 19, 2013
Staging System in ALS Shows Potential Tracks of Disease Progression, Penn Study Finds
The motor neuron disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, progresses in a stepwise, sequential pattern which can be classified into four distinct stages, report pathologists with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in the Annals of Neurology. Read more ...
June 14, 2013
Penn Research Team Designs Novel Variant of Main Painkiller Receptor
June 13, 2013
Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence in Animal Model
June 12, 2013
Stressed Dads Can Affect Offspring Brain Development, Penn Study Finds
June 3, 2013
Cancer Drug Shortages Hit 83 Percent of U.S. Oncologists
June 3, 2013
Higher-activity Jobs Tied to Sleep Extremes, According to Penn Medicine Study
June 2, 2013
Targeted Therapy Sorafenib Shows Success in Advanced Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients
Charles C. Branas, Ph.D., had been studying gun violence and its connection to geography and place since coming to Penn in 2000. “I really wanted to turn the corner and start doing something to improve health and safety.” To do so, he’s employed one of epidemiology’s oldest tools – maps.
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