Content by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
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Mailed Outreach Nearly Doubled Liver Cancer Screening Rates
Unconditional financial incentives and text messaging orders didn’t impact the response rate
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Integrating Genetic Testing in Electronic Health Records Saves Time
Managing genetic testing through the EHR could save as much as 45 minutes a day
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Test to Predict Which Patients with Rare Blood Disease Will Respond to Treatment
Study identifies blood proteins that indicate which patients with iMCD are most likely to benefit from siltuximab
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Spinal Fluid Biomarkers Detect Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s Disease
Neurodegeneration can be identified using a combination of biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid of living patients
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Rapid COVID-19 Test Delivers Results within Minutes with 90 Percent Accuracy
Low-cost biosensor test could extend reliable COVID-19 testing to remote and disadvantaged areas
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Gene Therapy Shows Promise in First Trial for Patients with Childhood Blindness
The gene therapy was safe and improved patients' vision, according to initial data from a clinical trial
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Antibodies to Common Cold Coronaviruses Do Not Protect against SARS-CoV-2
Antibodies that react to both ordinary coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 do not neutralize the COVID-19-causing virus
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Fast MRI Detects Breast Cancers That 3D Mammograms May Miss
Study shows abbreviated MRI may be a valuable supplemental screening for women with dense breasts
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Researchers Uncover Epigenetic Drivers for Alzheimer's Disease
Identification of this epigenetic process highlights potential drug treatment strategies for early-stage disease treatment
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Novel Dual CAR T Cell Immunotherapy Holds Promise for Targeting the HIV Reservoir
Researchers from Penn, in collaboration with the Ragon Institute, develop a new dual CAR T cell immunotherapy that combats HIV infection in humanized mice
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Researchers ID Novel Genetic Variants Linked to Type-2 Diabetes
Largest-ever study of its kind finds variants that may predispose some to develop the disease and related conditions
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