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A Bean Gum Wiped Out Cancer-Linked Mouth Bacteria and Left the Good Ones Alone

A Penn gum cut cancer-linked oral bacteria by more than 99 percent in patient samples while sparing protective streptococci. A trial comes next.

Medical Daily

A Protein Known for Guarding Chromosome Ends Also Keeps Muscle Stem Cells Ready to Repair Injury

Penn researchers found that TRF2, long known for protecting chromosome ends, also preserves muscle stem cell identity during injury repair in mice.

Medical Daily

New Research Finds Semaglutide Users Held Lower Calorie Intake For More Than A Year

A 60-week Penn trial found semaglutide users ate 24% to 30% fewer calories than placebo, even after appetite suppression faded. Here is the detail.

Medical Daily

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Penn Medicine Reports 30% Drop in Breast Cancer Risk with Ozempic and Wegovy

Penn Medicine researchers report a 30% lower breast cancer risk in women using Ozempic and Wegovy, based on a study of 111,646 patients. Findings suggest GLP-1 drugs may play a role in cancer prevention, though experts stress results are observational.

Medical Daily

Ever heard of pink noise? New research sheds light on potential damaging effects

Pink noise is similar to white noise, but sounds lower in pitch

The Independent UK

Eagles Owner Makes Historic Donation to Create Autism Research Institute

Jeffrey Lurie is giving an eight-figure gift.

Sports Illustrated

Mother who had three limbs and a hand amputated after abortion complications ‘begged’ doctors for antibiotics

Priscilla Dray lost her limbs after she developed an infection - she is now taking legal action claiming medical negligence

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Study finds Keto diet metabolite may power up CAR T cells to kill cancer

Researchers at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Centre and the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Keto diet metabolite may power up CAR T cells to kill cancer

Researchers at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Centre and the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine have found that a straightforward dietary supplement may offer a novel way to enhance CAR T cell performance. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

‘More than half of my paycheck goes to rent’: young US doctors push to unionize

Problems in the healthcare system, highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, have forced a rethink of the struggles doctors face

The Guardian - US

80-hour weeks and roaches near your cot? More medical residents unionize

Part of a national trend, medical residents at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia push to form a union to demand better working conditions and higher wages. Child care is an important issue for many.

WEKU

Want to donate a kidney or liver? This new Center for Living Donation aims to increase live donors for patients in need

PHILADELPHIA — Penn Medicine has opened a Center for Living Donation, bringing under one roof its services for patients who receive kidney, liver, and uterus transplants with organs donated by living people.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How to protect your kid with asthma as respiratory viruses surge

PHILADELPHIA — About 21 percent of Philadelphia children suffer from asthma, more than double the national rate. That's more than 1 out of 5 kids citywide, according to Penn Medicine researchers, with the highest rates of childhood asthma in North, Northeast, and West Philadelphia neighborhoods.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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