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• May 16, 2012
• New Research from Penn Medicine Challenges Established Concept that Raising HDL Helps Counter Heart Attack Risk
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• • News Brief

• May 16, 2012
• FDA-approved Drug Makes Established Cancer Vaccine Work Better, Penn Study Finds
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• • News Release

• May 14, 2012
• Sundown Syndrome-like Symptoms in Fruit Flies May be Due to High Dopamine Levels
• Changes in Flies Parallel Human Disorder
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• May 11, 2012
• Black Cardiac Arrest Victims Less Apt to Receive CPR and Shocks to the Heart from Bystanders, Penn Study Shows
• Findings Reveal Racial Disparities in Pre-Hospital Care for Nation's Leading Killer
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• May 11, 2012
• Lifesaving Devices Missing Near the Scene of Three Quarters of Cardiac Arrests, Penn Study Reveals
• Automated External Defibrillators Rarely Close to Locations of Public Cardiac Arrests
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• May 11, 2012
• Graduation and Mother's Day Combined: Perelman School of Medicine Students and Mothers Celebrate Major Milestones Together
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• • Invitation to Cover

• May 11, 2012
• Penn-Developed Electronic Medical Record Tool Cuts Down on Unnecessary CT Scans in Emergency Room Patients with Abdominal Pain
• Tool Helps Physicians Rethink Potential Risks, Benefits for Test Given to 14 Percent of All U.S. ER Patients
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• May 9, 2012
• Penn Medicine-Led Cardiovascular Health Screening Technology Receives Innovative Development Funding from American Heart Association
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• • Announcement

• May 8, 2012
• Block Its Recycling System, and Cancer Kicks the Can, According to New Penn Study
• Potent new drug kills tumor cells in mice by clogging up their recycling system
• • News Release

• May 8, 2012
• Penn Receives $25 Million Gift to Create Basser Research Center for Inherited Cancers
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• • News Release

• May 7, 2012
• Liver Fat Gets a Wake-Up Call That Maintains Blood Sugar Levels, According to Penn Study
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• • News Release

• May 3, 2012
• Two Winners Take Grand Prize in Penn Medicine's MyHeartMap Challenge
• $9,000 Goes to Each Top Participant in Crowdsourcing Contest Aimed at Saving Lives from Cardiac Arrest
• • News Release

• May 3, 2012
• Three Penn Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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• • Announcement

• May 2, 2012
• Genetically Modified T Cell Therapy Shown to be Safe, Lasting in Decade-Long Penn Medicine Study of HIV Patients
• Results Open Up Field of T Cell Gene Therapy for Use in Other Diseases
• • News Release

• May 2, 2012
• NSAIDs and Cardiovascular Risk Explained, According to Studies from the Perelman School of Medicine
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• • News Release

• May 2, 2012
• Penn Medicine Physician Receives National Honor for Advancing Field of Urology
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• • Announcement

• May 1, 2012
• Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Former Perelman School of Medicine Dean, Receives Prestigious Medal for Medical Service
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• • News Release

• April 30, 2012
• New Penn Study Confirms Two Treatments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Provide Equal Improvements in Vision
• Year two results corroborate initial findings that two medications provide strikingly similar results
• • News Release

• April 27, 2012
• Newer, More Expensive Psoriasis Drugs Only Slightly More Effective Than Older Therapies Under Real World Conditions
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• • News Brief

• April 24, 2012
• Perelman School of Medicine Researchers Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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• • Announcement

• April 24, 2012
• Gatekeeper of Brain Steroid Signals Boosts Emotional Resilience to Stress
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• • News Release

• April 23, 2012
• Perelman School of Medicine Professor Elected to the Royal Society
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• • Announcement

• April 20, 2012
• Penn Medicine Study Calls for Range of Diagnostic Spinal Fluid Tests to Help Clinicians Differentiate Concurrent Neurodegenerative Diseases
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• • News Release

• April 20, 2012
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Receives Prominent Magnet® Recognition for Superior Patient Care
• American Nurses Credentialing Center unanimously grants highest nursing credential to nursing staff
• • News Release

• April 20, 2012
• ALS Patients Differ on Treatment Choices in Later Phases of Disease, Penn Medicine Study Shows
• Delaying Treatment Increases Mortality, Reduces Quality of Life
• • News Release

• April 20, 2012
• Early Treatment Improves Outcomes in Rare, Often Undiagnosed Form of Encephalitis, Penn Researchers Find
• First Treatment Guidelines Created for Newly Defined Disease that Frequently Evades Detection
• • News Release

• April 19, 2012
• Penn Receives $3.8 Million to Study Psoriasis Treatment and Cardiovascular Disease
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• • Announcement

• April 18, 2012
• Penn Medicine Cancer Team's "Serial Killer" T Cell Leukemia Treatment Named Among Nation's Top Clinical Research Achievements
• Clinical Research Foundation Awards Celebrate Groundbreaking Research that Aims To Improve Health and Alleviate Suffering
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• April 17, 2012
• Parkinson's Protein Causes Disease Spread in Animal Model, Suggesting Way Disorder Progresses Over Time in Humans
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• • News Release

• April 17, 2012
• Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Ranked Among 100 Top Hospitals in the Nation, According to Thomson Reuters
• Annual study recognizes superior patient care and organizational excellence
• • News Release

• April 16, 2012
• Penn Medicine's CAREs Foundation Funds Community Health and Education Programs
• Foundation Contributed More than $18,000 to Community Programs since its Inception Earlier this Year
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• April 9, 2012
• Breast Cancer Patients Suffer Treatment-Related Side Effects Long After Completing Care, Penn Study Shows
• Expert Panel Recommends Model for Monitoring Survivors to Prevent and Treat Physical Complications
• • News Release

• April 6, 2012
• Penn Study Cautions Use of Drugs to Block "Niacin Flush" in Heart Patients
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• • News Release

• April 5, 2012
• DNA Sequencing Consortium Finds Patterns of Mutations in Autism, Highlighting Potential Risk Factors
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• • News Brief

• April 4, 2012
• Coordinating the Circadian Clock: Perelman School of Medicine Researchers Find that Molecular Pair Controls Time-Keeping and Fat Metabolism
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• • News Brief

• April 3, 2012
• Penn Bioethicist Jonathan Moreno Appointed to UNESCO International Bioethics Committee
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• • Announcement

• April 3, 2012
• Three Penn Medicine Hospitals Receive Accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
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• • Announcement

• April 2, 2012
• Penn Medicine Researchers Honored with Pasarow Medical Research Award
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• • Announcement

• March 29, 2012
• Duality of Longevity Drug Explained by Perelman School of Medicine Researchers
• Rapamycin-induced longevity in mice can be uncoupled from diabetes-inducing side effects
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• March 29, 2012
• Penn Medicine Cardiovascular Researcher Honored by American Medical Association for Promising Work in Congenital Heart Disease
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• • Announcement

• March 28, 2012
• Penn Researchers Call for a Re-Examination of Transplant Waitlist Prioritization
• New study shows liver cancer patients are less likely to die on wait list than candidates without cancer
• • News Release

• March 26, 2012
• Penn Study Reveals Safety of Coronary CT Scans for Rapidly Ruling Out Heart Attacks Among Emergency Room Patients With Chest Pain
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• • News Release

• March 26, 2012
• Inner Weapons Against Allergies: Gut Bacteria Control Allergic Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine Study Finds
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• • News Release

• March 23, 2012
• Nobel Laureate Peter Agre, MD, to Speak at the Perelman School of Medicine Commencement
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• • Announcement

• March 23, 2012
• Penn Medicine Neurosurgeon Receives Joel A. Gingras, Jr. Award from American Brain Tumor Association
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• • Announcement

• March 23, 2012
• Brain Insulin Resistance Contributes to Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
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• • News Release

• March 21, 2012
• Perelman School of Medicine Experts Identify Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness and Target for Hair Loss Treatments
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• • News Release

• March 19, 2012
• Penn Researchers Find Mentoring Provides Health Benefits for African American Veterans with Diabetes
• Findings indicate incentives and support may offer economic and health benefits
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• March 19, 2012
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Receives Renewal of Highest Nursing Credential with Prestigious Magnet® Recognition
• Magnet status recognizes nursing staff's dedication to providing superior patient care
• • News Release

• March 19, 2012
• New Research from Penn Medicine Reveals Mothers of Kids with Autism Earn Significantly Less
• Autism Care Has Major Economic Impact on Families, Not Just Health Care Systems
• • News Release

• March 16, 2012
• Penn Medicine Anesthesiologist Named as President of the Society for Critical Care Medicine
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• • Announcement

• March 16, 2012
• "Medical March Madness" as Perelman School of Medicine Students Countdown to Match Day
• Annual Ceremony Marks Transition into Graduate Medical Training
• • Invitation to Cover

• March 15, 2012
• Genetic Variation in Human Gut Viruses Could be Raw Material for Inner Evolution, Perelman School of Medicine Study Finds
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• • News Release

• March 14, 2012
• Penn-Developed Online Cancer Resource Launches Redesign, New Features to Guide Patients, Caregivers
• User search habits drive OncoLink's new site design, providing instant access to personalized information on cancer risk and care
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• March 13, 2012
• Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug Slows Damage and Symptoms in Animal Model, According to Perelman School of Medicine Study
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• • News Release

• March 13, 2012
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Ranked #2 Medical School in the Nation, According to U.S. News and World Report
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• • Announcement

• March 6, 2012
• Expensive yet Cost-Effective: Aggressive Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improves Outcomes, Reduces Long-Term Costs, Penn Study Shows
• Regardless of Age, Younger and Older Severe TBI Patients Benefit from Aggressive Care
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• March 5, 2012
• New Universal Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy Developed by Penn-led Team
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• • News Release

• March 5, 2012
• One in Four U.S. HIV Patients Don't Stay in Care, Penn Study Shows
• More Than Half of Patients Found to Have Long Gaps in Between Appointments
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• March 1, 2012
• Final Statement from the Perelman School of Medicine
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• • Statement

• March 1, 2012
• Defying Expectations: Penn Medicine Study Reveals Americans Report Improved Sleep with Age
• Survey of 150,000 Adults Shows Fewest Complaints Come from People in Their 80s
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• February 27, 2012
• Four Penn Researchers Awarded Sloan Fellowships
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• • Announcement

• February 23, 2012
• Sleepless in the South: Penn Medicine Study Discovers State and Regional Prevalence of Sleep Issues in the United States
• First National Sleep Maps Reveal Southern States Hit Hardest by Sleep Disturbances
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• February 23, 2012
• Penn Radiology Researchers Receive $2.5 Million NIH Grant for Breast Cancer Virtual Clinical Trials
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• • Announcement

• February 22, 2012
• New Member of the Breast-Cancer Gene Network Found by Penn-led Team
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• • News Release

• February 22, 2012
• Revising the "Textbook" on Liver Metabolism Offers New Targets for Diabetes Drugs, According to Penn Study
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• • News Release

• February 20, 2012
• New Combo of Chemo and Well-Known Malaria Drug Delivers Double Punch to Tumors
• Penn oncologist presents results of new approach to fighting cancer at annual AAAS meeting
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• February 16, 2012
• Study Provides Roadmap for Improved Care of Epilepsy Emergencies by Paramedics
• Autoinjection Pen Offers Faster, Safer Treatment of Prolonged Seizures
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• February 8, 2012
• Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients' Other Eye
• In 3 Adults, Repeat Dose Safely Improves Vision
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• February 8, 2012
• Gene Therapy for Inherited Blindness Succeeds in Patients' Other Eye
• In 3 Adults, Repeat Dose Safely Improves Vision
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• February 6, 2012
• Molecular Path from Internal Clock to Cells Controlling Rest and Activity Revealed in Penn Study
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• January 30, 2012
• Four-Week Vaccination Regimen Knocks Out Early Breast Cancer Tumors, Penn Researchers Report
• Majority of Patients Treated Develop Strong, Lasting Immune Responses
• • News Release

• January 27, 2012
• New Report Examines Autism Needs for Patients and Families in Pennsylvania
• State-Wide Survey Led by the Penn Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research
• • News Release

• January 19, 2012
• Sleep Problems Increase Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Obesity, Penn Study Shows
• Poor Sleep Three Nights Per Week or More May Play a Major Role in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders
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• January 19, 2012
• Gender Differences in Liver Cancer Risk Explained by Small Changes in Genome, Penn Study Finds
• • News Release

• January 19, 2012
• Cell Tracking Allows Penn Researchers to See Metastasis of Pancreatic Cancer in Action
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• January 18, 2012
• Penn Lung Biologists to Receive $2.5 Million to Study Repair and Regeneration
• • News Release

• January 12, 2012
• Cancer Cells Feed on Sugar-Free Diet
• • News Brief

• January 12, 2012
• Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Improves Motion and Mood, Reduces Medications
• • News Brief

• January 11, 2012
• Gout Flares Reduced with Protein-trapping Treatment
• • News Brief

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