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Molecular biology of sleep apnea could lead to new treatments
— 20 Mar 2008 17:04 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have provided, for the first time, a detailed look at the molecular pathways underlying sleep apnea, which affects more…
Bacterial toxin closes gate on immune response
— 16 Feb 2008 21:16 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that a bacterial toxin from the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus shuts down the control mechanism…
RNA-associated introns guide nerve-cell channel production
— 6 Feb 2008 15:45 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that introns, or junk DNA to some, associated with RNA are an important molecular guide to making nerve-cell…
African-Americans less likely to choose epidurals for postoperative pain relief
— 3 Feb 2008 09:11 | HealthMinority and low-income patients are less likely than those who are white or more well off to agree to post-surgery epidural pain relief, according to new research from physicians at…
Anyone can save a life: Penn researchers lead national efforts to improve CPR quality
— 15 Jan 2008 05:30 | Health'Anyone can save a life.' That's the message from physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Benjamin S. Abella, MD, MPhil, Clinical Research Director of Penn's…
Snoozing worms and the evolution of sleep
— 11 Jan 2008 21:43 | HealthThe roundworm C. elegans, a staple of laboratory research, may be key in unlocking one of the central biological mysteries: why we sleep. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania…
Colonoscopy fears overcome when patients support patients
— 8 Jan 2008 20:44 | HealthPatients who have had a colonoscopy can play a life-saving role by encouraging other patients to follow through with their own colorectal cancer screenings, according to new research…