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Depression in Black people goes unnoticed by AI models analyzing language in Social Media posts

Analysis found that models developed to detect depression using language in Facebook posts did not work when applied to Black people's accounts
26-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Friend or foe: A closer look at the role of health care algorithms in racial and ethnic disparities

For years, it was harder for Black patients to secure a coveted spot on the national kidney transplant waitlist because a clinical algorithm was making Black patients appear healthier than they were.
25-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Scientists Create Novel Technique to Form Human Artificial Chromosomes

Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) capable of working within human cells could power advanced gene therapies, including those addressing some cancers, along with many laboratory applications, though serious technical obstacles have hindered their...
21-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations prime immune cells to respond to subsequent variants

Antibody responses to new SARS-CoV-2 variant infections and vaccinations are powerfully shaped by prior exposures to earlier SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Invitation to Cover: Perelman School of Medicine Students Meet Their Match

On Friday, March 15, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Match Day, the annual event that reveals where graduating medical students will head for residency programs to further their training.
12-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Penn Medicine researchers receive $2.1 million grant to fund long COVID research

The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine has received a $2.1M grant from PolyBio Research Foundation to expand long COVID research. The grant, issued via PolyBio’s Long COVID Research Consortium (LCRC), will support studies to...
23-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

AI-powered projects targeting blindness, cervical cancer selected for Penn Medicine accelerator program

Through the use of artificial intelligence, teams hope to better check for diabetic retinopathy and improve the process of cervical cancer screenings
6-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Losing sleep over killings of unarmed Black individuals by police

Black adults across the United States suffer from sleep problems following exposure to news about unarmed Black individuals killed by police during police encounters, according to new findings published today in JAMA Internal Medicine from...
1-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites


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