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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 [...]
TEMPLE SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY KEY FACTOR REGULATING ABNORMAL HEART GROWTH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, increasing its capacity to take up blood. In theory, an enlarged heart can also squeeze out more [...]
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TEMPLE SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY KEY FACTOR REGULATING ABNORMAL HEART GROWTH, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
The human heart is like a sponge, able to expand and grow, increasing its capacity to take up blood. In theory, an enlarged heart can also squeeze out more [...]
REACTIVE ARTHRITIS IS FUELED BY AMYLOID PROTEIN DURING SALMONELLA INFECTION, TEMPLE SCIENTISTS REPORT, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Like the infrastructure of an apartment building, a fibrous protein known as curli amyloid that is produced by bacteria provides the supportive framework for biofilms – thick extracellular substances [...]
TEMPLE RECEIVES $12M NIH GRANT TO RESEARCH MOLECULAR BASIS OF HEART DISEASE AND PURSUE INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. But significant disparities exist in the incidence and severity of heart disease, particularly between men and women, and major barriers [...]
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 [...]
SPOTLIGHT ON WISTAR COVID-19 RESEARCHER: PAUL LIEBERMAN, PH.D., THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
Creating a new drug from scratch takes many years and billions of dollars. While discovery of new molecules against SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses is imperative, the world also [...]
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT WISTAR: LIFE SCIENCE STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE
As our state economy faces a long slog back to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wistar is poised to assist with the development of the workforce that will help [...]
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