Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Oncology & Cancer

New study illuminates why cancers caused by BRCA mutations recur

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center have discovered factors that may make breast and ovarian cancers associated with BRCA1/2 gene mutations more likely to recur.

Health

Study finds automated texts decrease odds of rehospitalization

An occasional, simple "How are you feeling?" text from a primary care team can make a big difference in patients' health after they are discharged from the hospital, according to a new JAMA Network Open study by researchers ...

Diabetes

New islet transplant method leads to insulin independence

More than half of the most seriously affected type 1 diabetes patients achieved years of insulin independence after they received a new method of islet cell transplantation, according to a paper published in Diabetes Care ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Fast track to fertility program halves time to treatment

When struggling to conceive, every second that ticks by feels precious. That makes it easy to get discouraged: 65 percent of those who seek fertility care eventually discontinue treatment, the majority due to stress. That's ...

Medications

Medication apremilast leads to fat loss in people with psoriasis

For years, apremilast (brand name Otezla) has helped psoriasis patients achieve clearer skin and ease the symptoms of their psoriatic arthritis. Now, new data from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Medical research

Study identifies new prognostic biomarker for heart failure

Bloodstream levels of a protein fragment called endotrophin can be used to predict outcomes in patients with a common form of heart failure, according to a study co-led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

Medical research

Research shows that DOPA protects against melanoma

People with light skin tones are far more likely to develop melanoma skin cancer than people with dark skin tones. This large disparity results from far more than can be explained by the UV protective effects of melanin pigment, ...

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