Article ID: 711650

In the January issue of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, surgeons from 3 large universities (Pennsylvania State, Temple and Columbia) examined outcomes of patients undergoing emergency colon surgery at their institutions. They wanted to find out whether there was a difference in outcomes when surgery was performed by a general surgeon, a surgeon specializing in emergency surgery, or a colon surgery specialist. In order to avoid biasing the study, patients operated on by different groups of surgeons were “matched” so that there was no difference in the severity of their illness or in the number of other health problems in patients between groups.

Article ID: 711831

An open-label, multi-cohort Phase II trial, led by investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, reports that treatment with the drug tagraxofusp resulted in high response rates in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN), a rare but highly aggressive – and often fatal bone marrow and blood disorder – for which there are no existing approved therapies.

Article ID: 711770

Clinical study treating BPDCN with tagraxofusp led to first FDA approval for the disease

Article ID: 711887

Amy R. Pritchett, professor and head of aerospace engineering at Penn State, was recently named one of six experts by U.S Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to serve on a U.S. Department of Transportation Special Committee that will review how the Federal Aviation Administration certifies aircraft.

Article ID: 711884

Belou Quimby ’19 was selected by her peers as the graduation speaker for Cornell College on May 12, 2019.

Article ID: 711647

There is now further evidence that a drug that is effective in treating the rare muscle-wasting disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) early in life may be associated with improvement in older children, according to a study published in the April 24, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Article ID: 711624

Theorists show how a new quantum device could control a chemical reaction remotely, changing our understanding of how reactions can work.

Article ID: 711877

More children are attending state-funded pre-K programs across the US but state funding is failing to keep pace, resulting in low compensation for pre-K teachers that too often undermines classroom quality, according to a new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research.