PENN Medicine News: 2009 News Releases

Nov 19

Father of Cognitive Therapy, Aaron T. Beck, MD, Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award

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Nov 16

Penn Study Finds that Antioxidant Found in Vegetables has Implications for Treating Cystic Fibrosis

Nov 12

Penn Study Provides First Clear Idea of How Rare Bone Disease Progresses

Nov 10

David A. Asch, MD, MBA Receives AAMC Distinguished Teacher Award

Nov 6

Penn Medicine Study Finds Higher Carotid Arterial Stenting Rates Associated with Poorer Clinical Outcomes for Medicare Patients

Nov 5

Penn Medicine Dean Arthur H. Rubenstein Receives Distinguished Service Award from AAMC

News Release | Exercise Resource Guide for Breast Cancer Survivors

Nov 3

Weight Training Boosts Breast Cancer Survivors’ Body Image and Satisfaction with Intimate Relationships, Penn Study Shows

Nov 2

Penn Medicine Leads $45 Million NIH-Supported Trial to Study Testosterone Therapy in Older Men

Announcement | Trial Information Site

Nov 2

Penn Researchers Describe Cellular Source of Most Common Type of Abnormal Heart Beat

October

Oct 29

Inhibitor of Heat Shock Protein is a Potential Anticancer Drug, Penn Study Finds

Oct 28

New Research Study Targets Tinnitus with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Penn Medicine News Brief | Archives of Internal Medicine News Release

Oct 27

Partners in Weight Loss Success May Help African-Americans Shed More Pounds

Oct 24

One Shot of Gene Therapy and Children with Congenital Blindness Can Now See

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Oct 22

Gene Predicts Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms after Traumatic Brain Injury, Penn Study Finds

Oct 21

Penn Scientists Awarded $8 Million from NIH for Regenerative Medicine Research

Oct 21

Penn Investigators Recipients of New NIH Award for Transformative Research

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Oct 19

Penn Lung Center Event Highlights Impact of Philadelphia Antique Show Donation

Oct 15

Loss of Tumor-Suppressor and DNA-Maintenance Proteins Causes Tissue Demise, Penn Study Finds

Oct 13

Prestigious Institute of Medicine Elects Four New Members from Penn

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Oct 7

World’s First Engineered T Cell Receptor Trial Opens with New Cellular Therapy for HIV

September

Sep 30

Penn Study Asks, Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault

Sep 28

Penn Studies Point To Strategies for Reducing Painful Breast Cancer Drug Side Effects

Sep 28

Warrington’s New Melting Pot Opens, Raises Funds for Penn Wissahickon Hospice's Camp Erin

Award Brief | University News Release

Sep 25

Penn Geneticist Sarah A. Tishkoff Receives 2009 National Institutes of Health Pioneer Award

Sep 17

Genome Screen Reveals Two-Way Communication Between Common Biological Pathways and Body’s Daily Clock

Sep 11

Inner Workings of Molecular Thermostat Point to Pathways to Fight Diabetes, Obesity, According to Penn Study

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Sep 9

New Sculpture Exhibition Symbolizes Uplifting Health Care Environment

Sep 1

Carolyn Vachani, RN, MSN, AOCN to Receive the Honor Society of Nursing 2009 Computer-Based Education Technology Award

August

Aug 28

Penn Medicine Bioethics Graduate Awarded Fulbright Grant to Conduct Research in United Arab Emirates

Aug 27

Penn Biochemist Receives 2009 Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award

Aug 21

Brian Strom New Editor-in-Chief for Pharmacoepidemiology Journal

Aug 18

More Than a Third of Homeowners in Foreclosure Suffer from Major Depression, Penn Study Shows

Aug 17

How to Make a Lung: Cell-Regeneration Molecules Essential Signals for Early Lung Development, Penn Study Finds

Aug 17

Newly Discovered Mechanism in Cell Division has Implications for Understanding Aberrant Chromosome’s Role in Cancer, According to Penn Study

News Release| Exercise Resource Guide

Aug 12

Lifting Weights Reduces Lymphedema Symptoms Following Breast Cancer Surgery, Penn Research Shows

Aug 12

Vision Improvement After Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Blindness Maintained at One Year

Aug 12

Large Penn Medicine Incoming Class Starts Medical Careers Amid Tumultuous Health Care Reform Debates Nationwide

Aug 10

Penn Medicine Doctor Named a Top Physician in South Jersey

Aug 10

New Class of Compounds Discovered for Potential Alzheimer’s Disease Drug, Penn Study Finds

Aug 6

Penn Researchers Show That Protein Unfolding is Key for Understanding Blood Clot Mechanics

Aug 5

Cooling Treatment After Cardiac Arrest is Cost-Effective, Penn Study Shows

Aug 5

Penn Emergency Physician Selected for Prestigious Women in Medicine Leadership Program

July

July 31

Post-Recession Incomes Will Be Hit Hard by Health Care Spending for Middle Class Working Families, Penn Analysis Shows

July 23

Bone from Blood: Circulating Cells Form Bone Outside the Normal Skeleton, Penn Study Finds

July 16

Penn Medicine Cardiologist to Receive Nation’s Top Early-Career Award for Scientists

News Brief | Alzheimer's Association News Release

July 15

Neurologists View MCI as a Useful Clinical Diagnosis – Practice Guidelines Are Needed

July 13

Virginia M-Y. Lee Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to Alzheimer's Disease Research

Announcement | Alzheimer's Association News Release

July 10

Ben Z. Stanger Named a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences

News Brief | Pew Trust News Release

July 9

New Role Discovered for Molecule Important in Development of Pancreas, Penn Study Finds

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July 7

And the Emmy Goes to…An Alzheimer's Documentary Initiated at Penn Medicine

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July 7

Leonard Davis Institute Senior Fellow Named as 2009-2010 White House Fellow

June

June 26

Invitation to Cover: CC Riders Cycle to Raise Funds to Battle Premature Births on 3rd Annual Road Trip

June 26

A Trio of Signals Converge to Induce Liver and Pancreas Cell Development in the Embryo

June 24

Penn Muscle Institute Researchers Awarded $6.7 Million from NIH to Study Molecular Motors

June 17

Appetite-Stimulating Hormone is First Potential Medical Treatment for Frailty in Older Women

June 17

Protein Structures from the Human Immune System’s Oldest Branch Shed Light on a Range of Diseases

June 17

Free Public Seminar: What a Woman Needs to Know About Heart & Breast Health

Event Announcement | Invitation (PDF)

June 17

Jumping Genes Discovery “Challenges Current Assumptions,” Say Penn Researchers

June 17

Low-Fat Diet Helps Genetically Predisposed Animals Avoid Liver Cancer

June 10

Karen Glanz Is Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor at University of Pennsylvania

June 4

Penn Study Demonstrates New Way to Boost Immune Memory

June 2

Penn Researchers Discover Genetic Risk Factor for Testicular Cancer

June 1

New Personalized Therapies for Thyroid Cancer Patients Shown to be Effective in Penn Study

June 1

Personalized Vaccine After Chemotherapy Improves Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Follicular Lymphoma

June 1

Physicians Call for Strategies to Improve Adherence to Boost Safety, Efficacy of New Oral Chemotherapy Drugs

May

May 27

LIVESTRONG and Penn Medicine Announce Partnership to Bring Online Care Plan Tool to Cancer Survivors

May 27

Penn Medicine Physician Named to Entertainment Industry’s Groundbreaking Anti-Cancer Campaign, “Stand Up to Cancer”

News Brief | AACR News Release | Stand Up to Cancer Press Kit

May 26

Penn Researchers Receive $7.5 Million Grant Renewal to Study Esophageal Cancer

May 26

Growing Retail Clinic Trend Makes Few Inroads in Poor, Underserved Areas

May 22

Penn Medicine Honored for its Historic Role in the History of Microbiology

May 22

Protein Predicts Development of Invasive Breast Cancer in Women with DCIS, Penn Study Shows

May 19

Penn Medicine Appoints L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

May 18

Penn Researcher Receives Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Study New Approaches to Fight Malaria

May 18

Penn Researchers Receive $2 Million Grant to Study Cardiac Muscle Cell Development

May 18

Penn School of Medicine Graduates Class of 2009: Three Graduates Celebrate Being Part of Multi-Generational Penn Medicine Family

May 18

Women With Chest Pain Less Likely Than Men to Get Proper Treatment From Paramedics

May 18

Long-Term Study Results Validate Efficacy of CT Scans for Chest Pain Diagnosis

May 14

Penn Medicine Physician Jill M. Baren To Lead Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

May 7

A Tree Grows in West Philadelphia: Penn Presbyterian’s Rejuvenated Park To Be Dedicated

May 7

Solutions for Women Expands Inventory to Include Bags Handcrafted in Africa

May 1

Penn Medicine Dermatologists Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings May 16

April

Apr 30

Out of Africa: Penn Geneticist Publishes Largest-Ever Study on African Genetics Revealing Origins, Migration

News Release | Narrated Slideshow

Apr 28

Penn Medicine, CHOP Researchers Demonstrate First Common Genetic Risk Factors for Autism

Apr 27

Actor Ben Vereen “Takes the Stage” to Inspire Penn Rodebaugh Diabetes Center Patients

Apr 24

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Ranked #3 in Nation by U.S.News & World Report

Apr 24

The Pavilion at Pennsylvania Hospital: A Matter of Choice

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Apr 24

New Target for Maintaining Healthy Blood Pressure Discovered by Penn Scientists

Apr 22

A Biological Basis for the 8-Hour Workday? Penn researchers uncover 8- and 12-hour cycles of gene activity in mice

Apr 21

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Nurse Organizes Grassroots Community Health Fair

Apr 21

From The Female Pill to Gardasil: How Women Gathered and Dispensed Medical Knowledge

Apr 20

Early Target: Key Gene in Mouse Embryo Gut Implicated in Congenital Defects, Penn Study Finds

Apr 20

Penn’s Online Survivorship Care Plans Empower Cancer Survivors, Caregivers

Apr 20

First Noninvasive Technique to Accurately Predict Mutations in Human Brain Tumors, Penn Study Finds

Apr 16

Penn Scientists Use RNA to Reprogram One Cell Type into Another

Apr 8

Penn Geneticist Receives $18.3 Million National Institute on Aging Grant to Lead Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium Study

Award Announcement

Apr 3

Locking Parasites in Host Cell Could Be New Way to Fight Malaria, Penn Study Shows

Apr 3

Penn Researchers Demonstrate a New Model for Drug Discovery With a Fluorescent Anesthetic

APr 2

Penn Study Examines Power of Exercise to Prevent Breast Cancer

MARCH

Mar 30

Treating the Whole Woman - from Motherhood through Menopause

Mar 30

Science-Fair Switcheroo, Where Kids Judge the Science

Mar 25

Questioning Why Healthcare Information Technology Manufacturers Are Free of All Liability When Their Products Can Result in Medical Errors

Mar 23

Proteins by Design: Penn Biochemists Create New Protein from Scratch

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Mar 20

Getting to Zero: Penn Medicine Draws Road Map for Elimination of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Mar 19

Living Jumper Cables: Lab-Grown Nerves Promote Nerve Regeneration After Injury, Penn Study Finds

Mar 19

Make Me a Match: Penn Medicine Graduating Seniors Find Out Residency “Match”

Mar 17

Penn Researchers Identify New Protein Important in Breast Cancer Gene’s Role in DNA Repair

Mar 17

One in Four Americans Lacks Timely Access to Optimal Care During Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies

News Release | Related Info and Resources for Patients and Families

Mar 16

Penn Medicine Pathologists Pioneer Biomarker Test to Diagnose or Rule Out Alzheimer’s Disease

Mar 16

Master Molecular Switch May Prevent the Spread of Cancer Cells to Distant Sites in the Body, According to Penn Study

Mar 13

Penn Neuroscientists Find That The Unexpected Is A Key to Human Learning

Penn Medicine News Brief | Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (journal) News Release

Mar 11

Reducing Gun Violence by Addressing Heavy Drinking and Off-Premise Alcohol Outlets

Mar 5

Racial Disparities in Emergency Department Length of Stay Point To Added Risks for Minority Patients

Mar 4

Penn Medicine to Research MRSA Infection Recurrence and Household Transmission

Mar 4

High Levels of Chemical C8 in Maternal Blood Are Not Associated With Lowered Newborn Birth Weight or Increased Risk of Preterm Birth, Penn Study Finds

Mar 3

Penn Medicine Dermatologist Receives $3.9 Million NIH Grant to Further Understanding of Heart Attack ↔ Psoriasis Link

Mar 3

Misplaced Metamorphosis: Penn Researchers Identify Source of Cells that Spur Aberrant Bone Growth

Mar 3

Penn Research Team Tests Bedside Monitoring of Brain Blood Flow and Metabolism in Stroke Victims

Mar 3

Stephanie W. Naidoff, Esq., Joins Penn Medicine Board

February

Feb 25

Big-Hearted Fish Reveals Genetic Underpinnings of Enigmatic Cardiovascular Condition, According to Penn Study

Feb 24

For Psychiatric Services, Wait for the Beep: Behavioral Health Patients Likely to Get Voicemail When Referred for Care From Emergency Rooms, Penn Study Shows

Feb 11

Penn Study Shows Why Sleep is Needed to Form Memories

Feb 10

NCI-Penn Collaboration Finds Targeted Immune Cells Shrink Tumors in Mice

Feb 9

Anti-HIV Gel Shows Promise in Large-Scale Study

Feb 6

Penn Study Shows How Electronic Medical Records Can Be Used to Test Drug Efficacy

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Feb 2

Penn Study Finds Link Between Parkinson's Disease Genes and Manganese Poisoning

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January

Jan 30

Penn Med Student Awarded Mitchell Scholarship to Study in Ireland

Award Announcement

Jan 29

Penn Muscle Physiologist Receives Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence

Award Announcement | Related Photo

Jan 27

Penn Study Identifies How Ebola Virus Avoids the Immune System

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Jan 27

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Professor Receives 2008 Women in Medicine Award

Jan 20

Evolution and Epilepsy: Improvement in Brain Electrical Signaling is Critical Both for Vertebrate Evolution and for Preventing Epileptic Seizures

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Jan 19

Breast Cancer Survivors Call for more "Survivorship Care" from Primary Care Physicians

Invitation to Cover | Documentary Website

Jan 12

Experts from Penn Medicine and Industry Gather to Call Attention to Impending Alzheimer’s Disease Epidemic

Jan 9

Penn Researchers Unlock Molecular Origin of Blood Stem Cells

Jan 9

Chances of Surviving Cardiac Arrest Depend On Where Patients Are Treated