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Genetic Variants Reveal New Targets for Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment October 1, 2018 By investigating how genetic variations drive the expression of genes within the filtering cells of the kidney, researchers have found new pathways to explain CKD development and could inform its treatment.
Penn Discovers New, Rare Mechanism for ALL to Relapse after CAR T Cell Therapy October 1, 2018 A single leukemia cell, unknowingly engineered with the leukemia-targeting chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) lentivirus and infused back into a patient, was able to reproduce and cause a deadly recurrence of pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
How Can We Reduce Concussions in Football? Change Kickoffs, Experts Say October 1, 2018 How best to reduce concussions and other brain injuries that occur in American football continues to perplex scientists, coaches, and fans at all levels of the sport, but a new study published today in JAMA points to one way to make the sport safer: move the kickoff line.
Penn Center for Precision Medicine Awards Nearly $600,000 in Third Round of Accelerator Grants September 28, 2018 The Penn Center for Precision Medicine Accelerator Fund is providing close to $600,000 in funding to eight research teams from Penn Medicine to implement personalized medicine projects along a range of clinical specialties. It is the third annual round of funding for the program.
Medicaid Expansions Linked to Slower Rises in Overdose Deaths September 28, 2018 The United States in recent years has increased healthcare access by broadening Medicaid coverage, but some worry that these Medicaid expansions lead to more abuse of prescription painkillers and thus worsen the opioid epidemic. A new study suggests that Medicaid expansions may, in fact, have the opposite effect.

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