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Therapy programs patients' own cells to fight cancer
It is vanishingly rare for an experimental treatment to wipe out advanced, recurrent cancer, then keep the disease from coming back.
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1,500 Students, 5,000 Guests Experience Camden County College Commencement
Camden County College held its 45th annual commencement ceremony Saturday under an 18,000-square-foot, event tent on its Blackwood, Gloucester Township campus.
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Breaking the stranglehold of migrant addiction
Today we go to Indiana, Pa., to catch up with Victor Garcia. The professor has gained international recognition for his research into migrant farm workers.
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Edward J. Nolen, 80, Penn accountant
Edward J. Nolen, 80, of Cape May, a longtime accountant for the University of Pennsylvania, died of kidney failure on Wednesday, May 15, at St.
Penn professor issues report on historically black universities
A higher education professor at Penn found that historically black universities are becoming more diverse and continue to face challenges.
Incumbent Larry Brown Wants Return to Baldwin Council
No Republicans are on the ballot for Baldwin Borough Council seats during May 21's primary election, but seven Democrats are running for four council seats , including Larry Brown .
Mentor helped start Fletcher student on path to Ivy League
One day, when Kerry Burke-McCloud was in seventh grade at Fletcher Middle School, he was called to the office.
Creating a cloned human embryo
Researchers remove the genetic material from an unfertilized human egg cell in the first step toward creating a cloned human embryo A new stem cell discovery has reawakened controversy about human cloning - though technical challenges mean scientists are far from being able to create human babies as in Michael Bay's 2005 sci-fi flick "The Island." ... (more)
Fact Check Friday: Scandals Hit The White House
We call it Fact Check Friday , and we have help from factcheck.org, a nonpartisan non-profit part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia On Monday, President Barack Obama said, "The IRS, as an independent agency, requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence that they're applying it ... (more)
Arthur Henshey Moss, 82, lawyer
Arthur Henshey Moss, 82, of Wayne, who practiced law in Philadelphia for 40 years, died Thursday, May 9, of complications from pneumonia at his home.
Infection And Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Identified Across The US
In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest.
Student reprimanded over T-shirt showing gun
John Doerffel never thought his clothes would land him in the internal suspension room for a half-day, but that's what happened to the William Tennent High School senior this week.
Research Suggests New Role for ECMO in Treating Patients with Cardiac Arrest and Profound Shock
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Connecting scientist mentors with students who have the desire to learn
Every scientist has three key experiences that helped them on the road to a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM: 1) being born with a desire to learn; 2) having opportunity to apply STEM principles; and 3) guidance from an effective mentor .
Jewish Center will be first of its kind
Drexel University has announced plans to build a new 13,000 square-foot Center for Jewish Life at 118 N. 34th St., according to a May 6 University press release.
Science, Industry and Business
PARP inhibitor shows activity in pancreatic, prostate cancers among patients carrying BRCA mutations
In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer, the oral drug olaparib was found to be effective against advanced pancreatic and prostate cancers.
Death Perception by Lee Allen Howard
Lee Allen Howard Lee Allen Howard earned a BA in English from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Too much salt is bad but too little may not be good either
ConsumerAffairs' founder and editor, Jim Hood formerly headed Associated Press Broadcast News, directing coverage of major news events worldwide.
UPenn Wharton School MBA Application Deadlines
The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania has released the application deadlines for the 2013-2014 MBA admissions cycle.
Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy: What to Know About the 'Faulty' Gene
Angelina Jolie says she underwent a double mastectomy after she found out she carried the "faulty" BRCA1 gene and was told she had an 87 percent chance of developing breast cancer.