Posts by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Blood test can predict prognosis in deadly brain cancer
Study points to clinical utility of liquid biopsy in glioblastoma. …
Read Full ArticleTuberculous infection is not life-long in most people
A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis (TB). …
Read Full ArticleNew vaccine prevents herpes in preclinical studies
A novel herpes vaccine protected almost all animal subjects exposed to the virus. …
Read Full ArticleBlocking specific protein could provide new treatment for deadly form of prostate cancer
New findings show that blocking a protein kinase known as CDK7 sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of prostate cancer cells …
Read Full ArticleHelping skin cells differentiate could be key to treating common skin cancer
New study identifies epigenetic regulator that plays a key role in the growth of non-melanoma skin cancers. …
Read Full ArticleTaking out the protein garbage becomes more difficult as neurons age
Penn study finds that as cells age, their ability to remove damaged proteins and structures declines, which could be a risk factor for neurodegenerative brain diseases. …
Read Full ArticleCardiac genetic mutation may not always predict heart disease
Researchers find only 5 percent of patients with a mutation of the TTN gene have dilated cardiomyopathy, despite changes in heart function. …
Read Full ArticleNew immunotherapy – chemotherapy combination can shrink pancreatic tumors
A new combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer caused tumors to shrink in the majority of evaluable patients …
Read Full ArticleCervicovaginal microbiome linked to spontaneous premature birth
Seven types of bacteria and certain immune factors in a woman’s vagina and cervix may be responsible for increasing the risk of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) or protect against it, …
Read Full ArticleEnergizing the immune system to eat cancer
Immune cells called macrophages are supposed to serve and protect, but cancer has found ways to put them to sleep. …
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