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Bioethicists Call for Oversight of Direct-to-Consumer “Neurotechnologies” Promising Unproven Benefits January 18, 2019 Penn bioethicist proposes a working group to study and monitor poorly regulated products, predicted to top $3 billion by 2020.
Dermatologists Prescribe the Most Antibiotics, but Which Uses Are Driving the Trend? January 16, 2019 Penn study shows antibiotic use for acne is decreasing while use associated with surgery is on the rise.
Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center Welcomes New Director’s Leadership Council Chair January 15, 2019 The Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania announced today that Richard S. Schiffrin, Esq., has been appointed chair of the Center Director’s Leadership Council (ACCDLC), replacing outgoing chair Richard W. Vague.
Does Opioid Use in Pets Create Higher Risk for Abuse in Humans January 11, 2019 The increase in opioid prescriptions for people over the past decade may have been paralleled by an increase in opioid prescriptions for pets, according to a study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Using Genetics of Human Fat Cells to Predict Response to Anti-Diabetes Drugs January 10, 2019 Drugs called thiazolidinediones (TZDs) reverse insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes by targeting the activity of a receptor protein. However, an array of side effects, including weight gain, edema, and high cholesterol, limits their use in the clinic.

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Oversight of direct-to-consumer neurotechnologies.
Wexler A, Reiner PB Science. 2019 Jan 18;363(6424):234-235
Trends in Oral Antibiotic Prescription in Dermatology, 2008 to 2016.
Barbieri JS, Bhate K, Hartnett KP, Fleming-Dutra KE, Margolis DJ JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Jan 16
PAX5-driven subtypes of B-progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Gu Z, Churchman ML, Roberts KG, Moore I, Zhou X, Nakitandwe J, Hagiwara K, Pelletier S, Gingras S,... Nat Genet. 2019 Jan 14
Moving Toward Evidence-Based Interventions for Trainee and Physician Wellness.
Shea JA, Bellini LM JAMA Intern Med. 2017 12 01;177(12):1772-1773
An Interferon-Driven Oxysterol-Based Defense against Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles.
Ortiz A, Gui J, Zahedi F, Yu P, Cho C, Bhattacharya S, Carbone CJ, Yu Q, Katlinski KV,... Cancer Cell. 2019 Jan 14;35(1):33-45.e6

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