A new stem cell treatment could eliminate the need for insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes, a disease where the pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, according to a study authored by University of Pennsylvania doctors. In early clinical trial results, the ability to produce insulin was restored in 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes treated with …
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A breakthrough by Penn State student Divya Tyagi has brought new life to a century-old mathematical problem, offering a fresh solution with major implications for wind turbine design and renewable energy. Tyagi, a graduate student in aerospace engineering, has refined an equation originally introduced by British aerodynamicist Hermann Glauert, which could reshape the future of wind energy. Revamping a 100-Year-Old …
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Just over a week after a “bad batch” of drugs sent dozens of people in West Baltimore to the hospital, police and medical personnel responded to multiple overdose calls in the Penn North neighborhood Friday. Five people were taken to nearby hospitals, all in serious condition, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said at a news conference. Two people refused additional …
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