• Perelman School of Medicine
• University of Pennsylvania Health System

• December 23, 2011
• Penn Researchers Shorten Time for Manufacturing of Personalized Ovarian Cancer Vaccine
• Faster Immunotherapy May Be Applicable to Many Tumor Types
• • News Release

• December 21, 2011
• Size Matters: Measuring Brain Thickness Identifies Those at High Risk for Cognitive Decline, Penn Study Shows
• • News Brief

• December 19, 2011
• Penn Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology Receives Prestigious 2011 Award from Women in Ophthalmology
• • News Release

• December 19, 2011
• Penn Medicine Offers Area's Only Online Patient-Accessible Health Record
• Portal helps patients learn medical results, send in prescriptions, communicate with physicians
• • News Release

• December 19, 2011
• Penn Receives $16 Million Gift to Launch New Initiative Focusing on the Neuroscience of Behavior
• • News Release

• December 16, 2011
• Penn Scientist Receives Senior Scholar Award from Ellison Medical Foundation for Aging Research
• • Announcement

• December 15, 2011
• Penn Study Shows How B Cells May Generate Antibodies After Vaccination
• • News Brief

• December 15, 2011
• Novel Immuno-Gene Therapy Shows Promise for the Treatment of Rare, Deadly Form of Cancer
• Use of a Modified Cold Virus May Benefit Patients with Malignant Mesothelioma
• • News Release

• December 13, 2011
• HIV Drug Reduces Graft-versus-Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Patients, Penn Study Shows
• New Approach Redirects Lymphocytes From Harming Vital Organs, Without Dangers of Immunosuppression
• • News Release

• December 12, 2011
• PReprogramming Brain Cells Important First Step for New Parkinson's Therapy, Penn Study Finds
• Researchers convert astrocytes directly into dopamine-producing nerve cells of the midbrain
• • News Release

• December 12, 2011
• Test for Alzheimer's Disease Predicts Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease, Penn Study Shows
• Intertwined Diseases May Both Contribute to Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's
• • News Release

• December 12, 2011
• More Widespread Brain Atrophy Detected in Parkinson's Disease with Newly Developed Structural Pattern
• Hippocampal Atrophy Seen with Early Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease
• • News Release

• December 12, 2011
• Penn Medicine Physician Receives Prestigious Award for Groundbreaking Work in Interventional Pulmonology
• • ANNOUNCEMENT

• December 11, 2011
• Penn Study Points to Novel Way to Improve Outcomes from Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants
• Technique Expands Scarce Resources Used for Cord Blood Transplant Procedure
• • News Release

• December 11, 2011
• Penn Study Points to Novel Way to Improve Outcomes from Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants
• Technique Expands Scarce Resources Used for Cord Blood Transplant Procedure
• • News Release

• December 11, 2011
• Penn Researchers Repair Immune System in Leukemia Patients Following Chemotherapy
• Treatment With Patients' Own Cells May Prevent Infections Commonly Seen Following Treatment and Prolong Remission
• • News Release

• December 8, 2011
• Penn Study Unlocks Origins of Blood Stem Cells
• • News Brief

• December 8, 2011
• Penn Medicine Contest Challenges Philadelphians to Help Save Lives With Their Cell Phones
• MyHeartMap Challenge Will Create Nation's First Crowdsourced Citywide Registry of Automated External Defibrillators, Awarding $10,000 to Participant Who Locates Largest Number of Lifesaving Devices
• • News Release

• December 8, 2011
• Penn Medicine Researchers Report New Findings on Taste Perception
• • News Brief

• December 7, 2011
• Penn Researchers Find Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM) Offers Limited Gains to Life Expectancy for Breast Cancer Patients
• Rates of Surgery Rising Despite a Lack of Evidence Demonstrating Significant Benefits
• • News Release

• December 7, 2011
• Academic Medical Center Specialty Clinics More Likely to Give Appointments to Children With Medicaid/CHIP Insurance, But They Face Longer Wait Times, Penn Researchers Report
• • News Brief

• December 1, 2011
• Science-Fair Switcheroo, Where Kids Judge the Science
• 140 third graders to decide award-winning science projects in Penn Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair
• • Invitation to Cover

• December 1, 2011
• Write to Fight Cancer with David Tabatsky
• Renowned Author Comes to the Joan Karnell Cancer Center at PAH to Teach a FREE, Interactive Writing Workshop Open to All Affected by Cancer
• • Invitation to Cover

• November 28, 2011
• Penn Hospice "Light Up a Life" Events Honor Loved Ones During Holiday Season
• Tree Lighting Ceremonies Held This Week at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse and Chestnut Hill Hospitals
• • Invitation to Cover

• November 22, 2011
• Antibiotics for Acne Linked to Sore Throat, Penn Study Shows
• • News Brief

• November 22, 2011
• Penn Medicine Physicians Receive Five-Year, $7.5 Million Grant for Breast Cancer Screening Research from the National Cancer Institute
• • Announcement

• November 16, 2011
• Form and Function: New MRI Technique Measures Brain Structure and Function to Diagnose or Rule Out Alzheimer's Disease
• Two Penn Medicine Studies Articulate Efficacy of Non-Invasive MRI Test for Alzheimer's
• • News Release

• November 16, 2011
• More Green, Less Crime: Rehabilitating Vacant Lots Improves Urban Health and Safety, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• November 14, 2011
• Tip of the Iceberg: Genetic Screening in Yeast Reveals New Candidate Gene for Lou Gehrig's Disease, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• November 14, 2011
• In a Childhood Cancer, Basic Biology Offers Clues to Better Treatments
• Focusing on Mutations, Researchers from Penn and CHOP Advance Individualized Treatments for Neuroblastoma
• • News Brief

• November 13, 2011
• A More Flexible Window Into the Brain
• Penn-led Team Develops Microelectronic Device to Map Brain Activity
• • News Release

• November 10, 2011
• Good Shepherd Penn Partners Opens 10th Outpatient Site: Outpatient Neurorehabilitation Now Available in Rittenhouse Area
• • News Release

• November 10, 2011
• Tales from the Crypt: Penn Study on Gut Cell Regeneration Reconciles Long-Standing Research Controversy
• Implications for Tissue Regeneration, Colon Cancer
• • News Release

• November 10, 2011
• Penn Medicine at the 2011 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 12 – 16, Orlando
• • News Release

• November 8, 2011
• The Story Behind the Science
• Penn Physicians Point To Patient Narratives to Bolster the Case of Evidence-Based Medicine
• • News Release

• November 4, 2011
• Penn Study Describes First Proof of Principle for Treating Rare Bone Disease
• • News Release

• November 2, 2011
• Penn Gastroenterologists Collaborate on $8 Million Barrett's Esophagus Translational Research Network
• • Announcement

• November 1, 2011
• First Bilateral Hand Transplant in the Region Performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• • News Release

• October 31, 2011
• Region's First Bilateral Hand Transplant Performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Penn Medicine Surgeons Team, with Gift of Life, Extends Frontier of Life-Enhancing Surgery
• • Media Alert

• October 31, 2011
• Linking Fragile X Syndrome Proteins and RNA Editing Mistakes at Nerve-Muscle Junction
• Penn Study in Fruit Flies has Implications for Autism, Other Cognitive Impairment Syndromes
• • News Release

• October 28, 2011
• Invitation to Cover: High Fashion & Hope
• Penn Medicine Cancer Physicians, Patients and Survivors Stage Tory Burch Fashion Show to Celebrate Progress Toward a Cure
• • Invitation to Cover

• October 26, 2011
• Lab-Made Skin Cells Will Aid Transplantation, Cancer, Drug Discovery Research, Say Penn Scientists
• • News Release

• October 24, 2011
• Mark O. Winkelman Named Chair of Penn Medicine Board
• • Announcement

• October 24, 2011
• Penn Study Explains Paradox of Insulin Resistance Genetics
• • News Brief

• October 24, 2011
• Ceremonial Ground Breaking Celebration for New Outpatient Medical Facility in Philadelphia: Penn Medicine at Washington Square
• • Invitation to Cover

• October 21, 2011
• Penn Assistant Professor Named Educator of the Year by Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology
• • Announcement

• October 20, 2011
• Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
• Penn Medicine Event Addresses Special Needs of Women and Heart Transplant: Recipient and Caregivers
• • Invitation to Cover

• October 20, 2011
• Institute of Medicine Elects Three New Members from Penn
• • News Release

• October 17, 2011
• Cardiovascular Disease Linked to Evolutionary Changes That May Have Protected Early Mammals from Trauma, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• October 7, 2011
• Penn Team Links Schizophrenia Genetics to Disruption in How Brain Processes Sound
• • News Release

• October 7, 2011
• 6th Annual International Translational Medicine Symposium Held at Penn
• Discussions on personalized genomics and disease risk, epigenetics, and drug development models that work
• • Invitation to Cover

• October 6, 2011
• Abnormal Parkinson's Disease Protein Induces Degeneration in Healthy Nerve Cells, Penn Study Finds
• • News Brief

• October 5, 2011
• Penn Researchers Receive $9 Million NIH Grant to Study Relationship Between Gene Variants and Cardiovascular Disease
• Study Expected to Offer a Noninvasive Way to More Accurately Model and Study Cardiovascular Disease
• • Announcement

• October 3, 2011
• Severely Impaired Schizophrenics Enter Dynamic Cycle of Recovery after Cognitive Therapy, Penn Study Shows
• 'Father of Cognitive Therapy' Aaron Beck and Colleagues' Intervention Dramatically Improves Quality of Life in Lowest-functioning Patients
• • News Release

• October 3, 2011
• Penn-Developed Online Informed Consent Tool Could Boost Number of Patients in Cancer Clinical Trials
• • News Release

• October 3, 2011
• Rebooting the System: Immune Cells Repair Damaged Lung Tissues after Flu Infection, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• October 1, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Increased Alzheimer's Biomarkers in Patients After Anesthesia and Surgery
• Anesthesia and Surgery May Accelerate Cognitive Dysfunction through Neuroinflammation
• • News Release


• Penn Study Shows Different Anesthetics Affects Sleep Cycles In Different Ways
• Anesthesia and Surgery May Accelerate Cognitive Dysfunction through Neuroinflammation
• • News Release

• September 30, 2011
• 2011 Intensive Care Nursery Reunion at Pennsylvania Hospital
• 400 Guests Return to Our Nation's First Hospital to Celebrate Life, Friendship & Personal Bonds with Physicians & Staff
• • Invitation To Cover

• September 30, 2011
• Hepatitis C Patients Likely to Falter In Adherence to Treatment Regimen Over Time, Penn Study Shows
• Findings Point to Need for Interventions to Help Patients Take Medication Properly
• • News Release

• September 30, 2011
• The 10th Annual "Keep the Beat" Event Held in Memory of HUP Heart Transplant Recipient Mickey Gallaher and to Promote Organ Donor Awareness
• This Year's Event to Benefit Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House
• • Invitation To Cover

• September 29, 2011
• Penn Medicine Researcher Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Study Role of Estrogen Deprivation In Joint Pain During Cancer Treatment
• • Announcement

• September 28, 2011
• 111 Years Young, Third-Oldest Pennsylvanian to Celebrate Birthday at Penn Center for Rehabilitation and Care
• Mayor Nutter Scheduled to Attend Birthday Festivities
• • Invitation To Cover

• September 28, 2011
• Penn Receives $12.5 Million From NIH to Speed Discovery to Patient Care
• • Announcement

• September 27, 2011
• Women with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Have Greater Response to Treatment than Men, Penn Study Finds
• New Research Also Indicates Whites May Show Greater Response to Treatment than Blacks
• • News Release

• September 27, 2011
• Tracing an Elusive Killer Parasite in Peru
• Penn Epidemiological Study Takes "Snapshot" of Long-Term Chagas Disease Outbreak
• • News Release

• September 21, 2011
• Penn Study Indicates Atrial Fibrillation May Be Root Cause of Some Severe Mitral Regurgitation Cases
• First Study to Make the Connection Between Heart Rhythm Irregularities and Leaky Heart Valves
• • News Release

• September 20, 2011
• Enzymes Possible Targets for New Anti-Malaria Drugs, According to Penn-led Study
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• • News Brief

• September 16, 2011
• Penn Pharmacologist Receives Grant from Prostate Cancer Foundation to Find New Ways to Fight Drug Resistant Tumors
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• • Announcement

• September 16, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Sustained Safety and Efficacy of Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease
• New Research Indicates Older Patients Can Benefit Significantly from Treatment
• • News Brief

• September 15, 2011
• Safeguards Needed to Prevent Discrimination of Early Alzheimer's Patients in the Workplace
• Policies Needed to Prepare Individuals, Society for Earlier Diagnosis and High Risk of Alzheimer's
• • News Release

• September 15, 2011
• The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Receives American Heart Association's Gold Quality Achievement Award in Heart Failure
• Award Demonstrates Commitment to Quality Care for Heart Failure Patients
• • Announcement

• September 12, 2011
• Penn Researchers Find High-Fat Diet and Lack of Enzyme Can Lead to Heart Disease in Mice
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• • News Release

• September 8, 2011
• Penn Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Receives $7.5 Million Renewal Award from NIH
•  
• • Announcement

• September 7, 2011
• Penn Researcher Receives $6 Million Grant from Fondation Leducq for Lymphatic Vascular Study
•  
• • Announcement

• September 7, 2011
• Penn Researchers Awarded $3.2 Million to Continue Musculoskeletal Disorders Center
• Will Continue to Provide Enhanced Resources for Orthopaedic Investigators
• • News Release

• September 2, 2011
• Viruses in the Human Gut Show Dynamic Response to Diet
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• • News Brief

• September 2, 2011
• Penn Researcher Receives Prestigious Award for Groundbreaking ALS Research
•  
• • Announcement

• September 2, 2011
• Penn Study Linking Gut Microbe Type with Diet has Implications for Fighting GI Disorders
•  
• • News Release

• August 31, 2011
• Visual Test Effective in Diagnosing Concussions in Collegiate Athletes
•  
• • News Release

• August 31, 2011
• Mild Hearing Loss Linked to Brain Atrophy in Older Adults, Penn Study Shows
• Early Intervention Could Prevent Slide toward Speech Comprehension Difficulties
• • News Release

• August 26, 2011
• HURRICANE IRENE STATEMENT
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• • Media Statement

• August 26, 2011
• Edna Foa Receives Inaugural Career Achievement Award From International OCD Foundation
•  
• • Announcement

• August 18, 2011
• Relationship Between Exercise and Breast Cancer Recurrence to be Studied by New Penn Medicine Center
• $10 Million National Cancer Institute Award to Fund Multidisciplinary Research
• • News Release

• August 18, 2011
• Penn Medicine Researcher Receives Burroughs Wellcome Fund Grant to Study Congenital Heart Arrhythmias
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• • News Release

• August 18, 2011
• New Center to Study Health Care Financing
• Initiative Combines Experts from Penn Medicine and the Wharton School
• • News Release

• August 18, 2011
• Medical and Surgical Treatments Equally Effective for Common Inflammatory Condition of the Eye, Penn Study Finds
• New Uveitis Research Results Provide Better Treatment Information for Clinicians and Patients
• • News Brief

• August 15, 2011
• Penn-designed Triple Therapy Regime Puts Patients with Leukemic Form of Cutaneous Lymphoma in Remission
•  
• • News Release

• August 15, 2011
• Slowing the Allergic March: Penn Researchers Identify a Target that Could Combat Allergies of Early Childhood
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• • News Release

• August 12, 2011
• New Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine Launches Medical Students' Careers at Annual White Coat Ceremony
• First-Year Students Enter the Medical Profession with Time Honored Tradition
• • Invitation to Cover

• August 10, 2011
• Genetically Modified "Serial Killer" T Cells Obliterate Tumors in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Penn Researchers Report
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• • News Release

• August 9, 2011
• Penn Study Shows an Ancient Crop Effective in Protecting Against a 21st Century Hazard
• A Diet of Flaxseed Shows Protective Effects Against Radiation in Animal Models
• • News Release

• August 9, 2011
• Penn Study on Silencing of Tumor Suppressor Gene Suggests New Target for Lymphoma
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• • News Brief

• August 8, 2011
• Penn Researchers Describe Key Molecule That Keeps Immune Cell Development on Track
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• • News Brief

• August 5, 2011
• Penn Study Finds More Effective Approach Against "Achilles' Heel" of Ovarian Cancer
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• • News Brief

• August 2, 2011
• Penn Ranks First in Clinical and Translational Science Award Renewal from National Institutes of Health
• $55 Million Grant Will Continue Work to Bridge Gap Between Lab and Clinic
• • Announcement

• August 1, 2011
• Substance P Amplifies Extraskeletal Bone Growth, Suggesting New Therapeutic Target for Rare and Common Diseases
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• • News Brief

• July 29, 2011
• Penn Study Identifies Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Post-Menopausal Women with Coronary Artery Disease
• Six Simple Clinical Risk Factors Could Help Identify Women Most At Risk
• • News Release

• July 28, 2011
• University of Pennsylvania Dermatologist Receives $40,000 Grant from National Psoriasis Foundation
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• • Announcement

• July 27, 2011
• Social Media Poised To Drive Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Mobile Apps, Facebook, Twitter Help Public Become Part of Response Network, Not "Mere Bystanders"
• • News Release

• July 26, 2011
• Penn Receives $10 Million to Create Center for Orphan Disease Research and Therapy
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• • Announcement

• July 22, 2011
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Named as One of the Nation's Top Ten Hospitals for Fourth Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
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• • News Release

• July 19, 2011
• A Single Traumatic Brain Injury May Prompt Long-Term Neurodegeneration, Penn Study Shows
•  
• • News Release

• July 18, 2011
• Penn Study Finds a Genetic Basis for Muscle Endurance in Animal Study
•  
• • News Release

• July 13, 2011
• Pair of Penn Medicine Studies Featured in Archives of Neurology
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• • News Brief

• July 13, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Link Between Immune System Suppression and Blood Vessel Formation in Tumors
• Insight may lead to more effective cancer treatments
• • News Release

• July 13, 2011
• Jill Baren, MD, Named Chair of Penn Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Bioethics Expert to Lead Emergency Medicine Department and Emergency Care Research and Education Programs
• • News Release

• July 11, 2011
• Penn's Environmental Toxicology Center Part of Group to Analyze Seafood Safety Following Gulf Oil Spill
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• • Announcement

• July 8, 2011
• A Change of Heart: Penn Researchers Reprogram Brain Cells to Become Heart Cells
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• • News Release

• July 8, 2011
• Penn Study Shows the "Rule of Rescue" Often Prevails in Critical Care Units
• ICU Clinicians Prone to Use All Available Resources to Save Current Patients, Regardless of Cost, Even in the Face of Grave Prognoses
• • News Release

• June 29, 2011
• Penn Assistant Professor Receives $500,000 Grant from Rita Allen Foundation
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• • News Release

• June 28, 2011
• A War Inside: Saving Veterans from Suicide
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• • News Release

• June 28, 2011
• 200,000 Patients Treated for Cardiac Arrest Annually in U.S. Hospitals, Penn Study Shows
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• • News Release

• June 28, 2011
• Cancer Genetics Expert Chi Van Dang to Lead Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center
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• • News Release

• June 27, 2011
• Case of Mistaken Identity: Penn Study Questions Role of A-beta Molecules in Alzheimer's Disease Pathology
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• • News Brief

• June 22, 2011
• Next Generation Gene Therapy: Penn Study Demonstrates Potential of New Gene Vector to Broaden Treatment of Eye Diseases
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• • News Release

• June 19, 2011
• New Genes for Risk and Progression of Rare Brain Disease Identified in Penn-led Study
• Initial Step towards Early Identification and Treatment of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
• • News Release

• June 17, 2011
• Gatekeepers: Penn Study Discovers How Microbes Make it Past Tight Spaces Between Cells
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• • News Release

• June 16, 2011
• Specialty Physicians Turn Away Two Thirds of Children with Public Insurance, Penn Study Shows
•  
• • News Release

• June 15, 2011
• Researchers Identify a New Marker that Predicts Progressive Kidney Failure and Death in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
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• • News Brief

• June 14, 2011
• AcademyHealth Honors Penn Medicine's Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD
• Recipient of 2011 Alice S. Hersh New Investigator Award
• • News Release

• June 10, 2011
• Penn Researchers Show New Evidence of Genetic "Arms Race" Against Malaria
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• • News Brief

• June 8, 2011
• Penn Researchers Help Nanoscale Engineers Choose Self-Assembling Proteins
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• • News Brief

• June 8, 2011
• "Wrong"-Time Eating Reduces Fertility in Fruit Flies
• Penn Study Points to Fertility-Metabolism Connection
• • News Release

• June 6, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Size, Strength of the Heart's Right Side Varies Between Age, Genders, and Racial/Ethnic Groups
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• • News Brief

• June 2, 2011
• Penn Medicine Cancer Research and Experts at ASCO
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• • News Release

• June 2, 2011
• Combination Therapy Shows Promise for Rare, Deadly Cancer Caused by Asbestos, Penn Study Shows
• Photodynamic Therapy Added to Lung Sparing Surgery Provides Superior Results for Overall Survival in Mesothelioma Patients
• • News Release

• June 1, 2011
• Readmission Rates Via Emergency Rooms Climbing Among Patients Who Have Recently Been Hospitalized
• Findings suggest that emergency departments can play key role in reducing hospital readmissions
• • News Release

• May 24, 2011
• Children's Access to Emergency Care for Broken Teeth Often Hinges on Ability to Pay, Penn Study Shows
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• • News Release

• May 24, 2011
• "Top 5" List Helps Primary Care Doctors Make Wiser Clinical Decisions
• Penn led study identifies ways to reduce wasteful and sometimes even harmful practices
• • News Release

• May 19, 2011
• New method to replicate immunity-boosting cells to benefit transplant patients, according to Penn, Minnesota study
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• • News Brief

• May 19, 2011
• Predicting the Fate of Personalized Cells Next Step Towards New Therapies, Penn Study Suggests
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• • News Release

• May 18, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Two Heart Drugs Ineffective in Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Results from the First National Institutes of Health-Funded Randomized Clinical Trial in PAH
• • News Brief

• May 17, 2011
• Genetic Variation Impacts Brain Opioid Receptors in Smokers, Penn Study Shows
• Genes Impacts Brain's Chemical Response to Nicotine; New Insights May Lead to New Medications to Help Smokers Quit
• • News Release

• May 16, 2011
• No Increase in Severe Cardiovascular Events for Children, Adolescents Taking ADHD Medications, Penn Study Finds
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• • News Release

• May 13, 2011
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Graduates Class of 2011
• Dr. Arthur H. Rubenstein Gives Final Commencement Address as Dean
• • Invitation to Cover

• May 11, 2011
• Raymond and Ruth Perelman Donate $225 Million to the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine
• Largest Single Naming Gift to a School of Medicine in U.S. History
• • Announcement

• May 10, 2011
• Penn Wissahickon Hospice Teams Up with the Moyer Foundation to Host Philadelphia's Only Overnight Children's Bereavement Camp
• Karen Moyer to Visit Children at Camp Erin Philadelphia
• • Invitation to Cover

• May 6, 2011
• Penn's Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research Collaborates on Integrative Informatics Partnership to Improve Alzheimer's Disease Monitoring
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• • Announcement

• May 5, 2011
• ADHD Drug Helps Menopausal Women with Focus, Memory Deficits, Penn Study Shows
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• • News Brief

• May 5, 2011
• Penn Medicine Doctors Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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• • News Release

• May 3, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Drop Off in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgeries for Heart Patients
• Percutaneous Interventions Remain Steady Suggesting a Fundamental Shift in Practice Patterns
• • News Release

• May 2, 2011
• Medical Student Will Address Hypertension in African American Men Through Innovative Barbershop Program
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Student Receives Schweitzer Fellowship
• • News Release

• May 2, 2011
• NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, to Join Penn Celebration Dedicating New Translational Research Center
• • Invitation to Cover

• April 29, 2011
• Black and White Cardiac Arrest Victims Both Less Likely to Survive At Hospitals Caring for Large Black Patient Populations, Penn Study Shows
• Black Patients Also More Likely to be Admitted to Hospitals With Lowest Survival Rates
• • News Release

• April 28, 2011
• National Trial Shows Equal Efficacy of Two Medications Used to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Penn Medicine Researchers Spearheaded Trial Design and Data Analysis
• • News Release

• April 26, 2011
• Studies of Mutated Protein in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Reveal New Paths for Drug Discovery, Penn Study Suggests
• • News Release

• April 25, 2011
• Preventing Chronic Diseases in People Living with HIV/AIDS
• • News Brief

• April 19, 2011
• Ends of Chromosomes Protected by Stacked, Coiled DNA Caps, Penn Study Finds
• Implications for studying human aging, Werner syndrome, and Bloom syndrome
• • News Release

• April 14, 2011
• David B. Roth, MD, PhD Named Chair of the Penn Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• • Announcement

• April 12, 2011
• Loss of Cell Adhesion Protein Drives Esophageal and Oral Cancers in Mice, Penn Researchers Report
• Findings Might Lead to Targets for Therapy, Early Detection
• • News Release

• April 7, 2011
• Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center Highlights Head and Neck Cancer Patient Care and Research Advances
• NJ State Senator Diane Allen to Address Personal Cancer Experiences
• • Invitation to Cover

• April 7, 2011
• A New Way to Make Reprogrammed Stem Cells
• Penn study eliminates the use of transcription factors and increases efficiency 100-fold
• • News Release

• April 5, 2011
• Opioids Now Most Prescribed Class of Medications, Penn Researcher Finds
• JAMA Studies Identify Shift in Prescribing Patterns and Recommend Interventions to Protect Vulnerable Populations
• • News Release

• April 5, 2011
• Modern Targeted Drug Plus Old Malaria Pill Serve a 1-2 Punch in Advanced Cancer Patients, Penn Study Shows
• • News Release

• April 5, 2011
• Penn Study Sheds Light on End of Life Management of Implanted Defibrillators
• Heart Patients Share Perspectives on Deactivation, Donation and Reuse of Devices
• • News Release
  • ACC 2011 Media Toolkit

• April 4, 2011
• Severe Psoriasis Linked to Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
• • News Release
  • ACC 2011 Media Toolkit

• April 4, 2011
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation As Good As Traditional Surgery for High Risk, Operable Patients
• Penn Clinical Trial Assesses New Therapeutic Option for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis
• • News Release
  • ACC 2011 Media Toolkit

• April 4, 2011
• Penn Study: Cardiovascular Patients’ Perspectives On Guilt As A Motivational Tool
• • News Release
  • ACC 2011 Media Toolkit

• April 3, 2011
• Penn-Led Alzheimer’s Disease Consortium Identifies Four New Genes for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
• • News Release

• April 1, 2011
• Penn Study Suggests Another Avenue for Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease
• New Biomarker for Tau-Related Brain Disorders?
• • News Release

• March 30, 2011
• Penn Medicine Cardiovascular Research and Experts at American College of Cardiology Meeting
• Resources for Media Covering the 2011 ACC Meeting, April 2 – 5
• • Media Toolkit

• March 29, 2011
• Penn Medicine’s Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Receives $2 Million from CDC to Establish New Infectious Disease Research Program
• • News Release

• March 28, 2011
• Penn Researchers Explore Conflicts of Interest in the Development of Cardiovascular Clinical Practice Guidelines
• New Analysis Examines Self Reported Disclosures from Actual Guidelines
• • News Brief

• March 28, 2011
• Deciphering Hidden Code Reveals Brain Activity
• Mathematical Sequence Strengthens fMRI Data, Penn Study Shows
• • News Release

• March 24, 2011
• Penn Researchers Uncover Novel Immune Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
• Drug Stimulates Immune System to Attack “Scaffolding” Around Tumors
• • News Release

• March 24, 2011
• Good Shepherd Penn Partners & Penn Medicine Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony to Announce Expansion of Rittenhouse Campus Facility & Patient Services
• Former Flyers Captain and Penn Rehab Patient, Keith Primeau to Attend
• • Invitation to Cover

• March 22, 2011
• Penn Librarians and Doctors Team up to Help Guatemalan Patients
• Smart phones and training will enable instant access to patient information and second opinions from Penn doctors
• • News Release

• March 22, 2011
• Trauma Patients Protected From Worse Outcomes Associated with So-Called “Weekend Effect,” Penn Study Shows
• Patients Treated On Weekends Have Greater Chance of Survival
• • News Release

• March 18, 2011
• Ferdinand C. Valentine Award Presented to Penn’s Alan J. Wein, MD, PhD(hon)
• • Announcement

• March 16, 2011
• Rocking the Vote from Rocking Chairs
• Mobile Polling Breaks down Barriers to Voting for Seniors in Long Term Care Facilities, Penn Study Shows
• • News Release

• March 16, 2011
• Three In Four Domestic Violence Victims Go Unidentified In Emergency Rooms, Penn Study Shows
• Findings Show Abused Women Are Frequent ER Visitors for Many Health Problems, But Providers Rarely Intervene to Provide Help
• • News Release

• March 15, 2011
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Again is Ranked #2 in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
• Listed  Among the Top Five Medical Schools  Nationally for 14th Straight Year
• • News Release

• March 14, 2011
• St. Patrick’s Day Luck May Play a Role in Medical Students’ Futures
• Countdown to “Match Day” as Penn’s Medical Students Await Residency Placements
• • Invitation to Cover
  • Match Day Feature

• March 11, 2011
• Mouse Nose Nerve Cells Mature After Birth, Allowing Bonding, Recognition With Mother, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• March 10, 2011
• Molecules Work the Day Shift to Protect the Liver from Accumulating Fat, Says Penn Study
• • News Release

• March 10, 2011
• Penn Medicine Expert Rethinking Medicare Hospice Eligibility Criteria
• Can Concurrent Care Improve Quality and Access?
• • News Release

• March 9, 2011
• “GPS System” for Protein Synthesis in Nerve Cells Gives Clues for Understanding Brain Disorders, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• March 9, 2011
• Penn Medicine’s Judd Hollander, MD Receives Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Leadership Award
• • Announcement

• March 8, 2011
• 13 Novel Genetic Components of Coronary Artery Disease Identified
• Penn Researchers Participate in Largest Human Genetics Initiative Studying Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Attack
• • News Brief

• March 7, 2011
• New Findings on Drug Tolerance in Tuberculosis Suggest Ideas for Shorter Cures
• • News Brief

• March 4, 2011
• Jeffrey O’Neill Selected to International Code Council Committee
• Appointment places O’Neill in integral part of developing future international building safety codes
• • News Release

• March 2, 2011
• National “Clinical Excellence” Award Presented to Penn’s David W. Kennedy, MD
• Honor Recognizes Excellence in Clinical Medical Practice
• • Announcement

• March 1, 2011
• Penn Researchers Find New Role for Cancer Protein p53
• Metabolic function for tumor suppressor points to new cancer therapeutics
• • News Release

• March 1, 2011
• Rare HIV-Positive Individuals Shed Light on How Body Could Effectively Handle Infection, Penn Study Shows
• • News Brief

• February 24, 2011
• Biomarker Discovery May Lead to Effective Blood Test for Ectopic Pregnancy
• • News Brief

• February 23, 2011
• Call for Medical Schools to Teach Students Health Policy Issues Facing Patients
• National Standardized Curriculum Urged by Penn Medicine Physician
• • News Release

• February 18 , 2011
• Penn Doctors Certified in New Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Specialty
• • Announcement

• February 17 , 2011
• Up to 70% of Healthcare-Acquired Infections can be Prevented, According to Penn Experts
• Use of current strategies could save tens of thousands of lives and billions of dollars annually
• • News Release

• February 17, 2011
• Computerized Alerts Can Enhance Medication Safety
• Penn study shows promise for improving patient protection
• • News Release

• February 17, 2011
• Penn Study Shows Hospitals Serving Disadvantaged Patients Can Meet Requirements for Use of Sophisticated Technology
• Implications for Health Care Reform
• • News Release

• February 15, 2011
• Penn Researcher Receives $2 million from NIH to Test Macular Degeneration Drug
• • News Release

• February 8, 2011
• Deb Staples Named Chief Operating Officer of Pennsylvania Hospital
• • News Release

• February 4, 2011
• Border Patrol: Immune Cells Protect Body from Invaders, According to Penn Researchers
• • News Release

• February 2, 2011
• Sideline Test Accurately Detects Athletes’ Concussions in Minutes, Penn Study Shows
• • News Release

• February 1, 2011
• First International Collaboration on the Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease is Launched
• A Global Consortium Aims to Discover and Map all the Alzheimer’s Genes
• • News Release

• January 20 , 2011
• Three University of Pennsylvania Professors Named 2011 AAAS Fellows
• • News Brief

• January 19, 2011
• Penn Medicine Breast Centers Gain Accreditation from National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
• • News Release

• January 19, 2011
• New Study from Penn Medicine: Antidepressant Use Reduced Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women
• • News Brief

• January 18, 2011
• Researchers Uncover New Gene for Heart Failure in Caucasians
• Heart Failure Gene Also Associated with Kidney Function
• • News Brief

• January 14 , 2011
• New Research Shows Certain Genetic Profiles Increase Risk of Coronary Artery Disease, While Others Increase Risk of Heart Attack
• Researchers Also Discover Blood Group O Offers Protection from Heart Attacks
• • News Release

• January 12 , 2011
• Penn Study Shows New Measure Trumps HDL Levels in Protecting Against Heart Disease
• Discovery Could Influence Development of New HDL-Targeted Therapies
• • News Release

• January 4, 2011
• Male Pattern Balding May Be Due to Stem Cell Inactivation, According to Penn Study
• • News Release

• January 4, 2011
• Malfunctioning Gene Associated With Lou Gehrig’s Disease Leads to Nerve-Cell Death in Mice
• • News Release

• January 3, 2011
• Penn Medicine Selected as Field Trial Site for DSM-5
• Upcoming Manual’s Proposed Criteria Tested in Real-World Clinical Settings
• • News Release

• January 3, 2011
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Researcher Receives $6 Million Grant for Cardiovascular Disease Study
• Award Supports Five-Year Study on the Genetic Roots of Heart Disease
• • News Release

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