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RESEARCHERS COMBINE GENETIC INFORMATION WITH ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS TO PINPOINT WHEN EPILEPSIES AFFECT CHILDREN, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
A team of researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) further bridged the gap between genomic information and clinical outcome data [...]
HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER CARDIAC REHAB PROGRAM WINS REACCREDITATION, PENN STATE HEALTH
More than three-quarters of the patients in Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program find their depression decreases, half of patients see their strength nearly [...]
BREAST CANCER CELLS USE MESSAGE-CARRYING VESICLES TO SEND ONCOGENIC STIMULI TO NEIGHBORING NORMAL CELLS, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
According to a study by The Wistar Institute, breast cancer cells starved for oxygen send out messages that induce oncogenic changes in surrounding normal epithelial cells. These messages are [...]
NEW RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS A RARE GENE MUTATION LINKED TO CANCER RISK IN THE ASHKENAZI JEWISH POPULATION, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
Dr. Maureen Murphy, Ira Brind Professor and program leader of the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program of The Wistar Institute Cancer Center, has been investigating the importance of inherited [...]
AT-RISK TWIN PREGNANCIES BENEFIT FROM AN INTERVENTION CALLED CERCLAGE, JEFFERSON HEALTH
Women carrying twins are at higher risk for premature birth and miscarriage – those whose cervix dilates before 24 weeks are at highest risk – and yet one common [...]
IUDS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE MENSTRUAL PAIN IN ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES, JEFFERSON HEALTH
Studies have shown that intrauterine devices (IUDs) that release progestins can help adult women with heavy menstrual bleeding, discomfort, and cramping, in addition to providing contraception. However, there are [...]
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IUDS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE MENSTRUAL PAIN IN ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES, JEFFERSON HEALTH
Studies have shown that intrauterine devices (IUDs) that release progestins can help adult women with heavy menstrual bleeding, discomfort, and cramping, in addition to providing contraception. However, there are [...]
DOUBLE SURGERY IMPROVES CHANCES FOR HEART TRANSPLANT IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY, JEFFERSON HEALTH
Patients with obesity are at higher risk of developing heart failure. And yet, many obese patients face obstacles to getting heart transplants, as recovery is considered to be more [...]
CHOP STUDY LOOKS AT COVID-19 PREVALENCE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN PHILADELPHIA, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers are trying to determine which vulnerable populations are at risk of contracting the virus. Pregnant women are among those most vulnerable because the [...]
CHOP RESEARCHERS SHOW MIS-C DIFFERENT FROM SEVERE COVID-19 IN CHILDREN, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SARS-CoV-2 virus seemed only rarely to have serious complications in children. However, by April 2020, pediatricians had begun recognizing a [...]
YOUTH WITH DIABETES WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION TO START CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING ARE MORE LIKELY TO CONTINUE USING IT, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) tracks glucose levels of people with type I or type II diabetes through a device that monitors levels throughout the day. These devices improve control [...]
$7.2M GRANT FROM NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE ALLOWS TEMPLE SCIENTISTS TO CONTINUE CRITICAL RESEARCH ON DRUGS OF ABUSE, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Substance abuse is a major public health problem in the United States, with some 21 million Americans diagnosed with at least one substance use disorder. Only 10 percent of [...]
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