Health & Medicine

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Is This the End of a Widely Used Heart Drug?

March 9, 2013

Garrett FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “When you put together the infections, the myopathy, the diabetes, it’s probably the death of niacin.”

Article Source: Forbes.com

Bone-tired? How About ‘Gene-tired’?

March 4, 2013

David Dinges of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on sleep deprivation.

Article Source: Washington Post

Pinning Their Hopes on a Penn Gene Therapy

March 10, 2013

Carl June and Bruce Levine of the Perelman School of Medicine are cited for research on gene therapy.

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Stepping Up Efforts to Test for HIV in Philly

March 11, 2013

Student Luke Messac of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses HIV prevention.

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Media Contact:Katherine Unger Baillie | kbaillie@upenn.edu | 215-898-9194March 11, 2013
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Penn Researchers Find Molecular Key to Exhaustion Following Sleep Deprivation

It happens to everyone: You stay up late one night to finish an assignment, and the next day, you’re exhausted. Humans aren’t unique in that; all animals need sleep, and if they don’t get it, they must make it up.

The Bittersweet Truth About How Taste Works

March 6, 2013

J. Kevin Foskett of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about co-authoring a study of taste.

Article Source: LiveScience

Penn’s Emanuel Is a “Big Skeptic” of Health-care Savings on Drugs Targeted to Individuals

March 8, 2013

Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is highlighted for his skepticism surrounding the idea of health-care savings on drugs that are targeted to individuals.

Article Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

CDC Sounds Alarm on Deadly, Untreatable Superbugs

March 6, 2013

Neil Fishman of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania comments on treating superbugs.

Article Source: USA Today

Cash Can Bribe Dieters to Lose Weight, Study Finds

March 7, 2013

Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School is quoted about the expanding interest in using cash as an incentive for dieters to lose weight.

Article Source: Associated Press