News & Events

The Eye is Not Immune to Immunity
Contrary to long-established dogma, the eye can host an active immune response that could both heal injury and contribute to loss of vision.
01/24/18

Novel Method of Isolating Infecting Organisms after Joint Replacement
Next-generation Genomic Sequencing could help identify infecting organisms and guide treatment for patients with joint-replacement infection
01/18/18

Magnetically Applied MicroRNAs Could One Day Help Relieve Constipation
Micro metal beads and magnets help deliver a biologic where it’s needed to improve constipation or rectoanal incontinence in animal models of the disorders.
01/16/18

Reactive Oxygen Species Stop Mitochondria in Their Tracks
To satisfy the cell’s energy needs, reactive oxygen species halt mitochondria by tampering with the molecular machinery that anchors these power-generating organelles to their motor proteins.
01/11/18

Jefferson Centralizing Corporate Services at 1101 Market as Expansion Continues
Jefferson announced today that it will be centralizing and relocating corporate services to a new Jefferson center at 1101 Market Street, the former Aramark Headquarters.
12/15/17

Researchers Find New Way to Study, Combat a Deadly Tropical Disease
Findings may help scientists develop treatments to help overcome this common parasitic infection
12/12/17

Clarity in Vision
Researchers peer into the eye to understand how the lens forms from a collection of progenitor cells into a structure unlike any other in the body.
12/06/17

Phase III Immunotherapy Trial for Migraine Shows Positive Results
An antibody therapy against a key inflammatory molecule involved in migraines reduces the number of headaches that chronic migraine patients experience per month in a phase III trial.
11/30/17

Could Surgery Reduce Frailty in Adults with Heart Failure?
Patients showed a reduction in measures of frailty after surgery for left-ventricular-assist-device (LVAD) surgery.
11/14/17

Using a Mathematical Lens to Look at Disease as a Whole Body Problem
A novel computational method allows researchers to parse how multiple organs contribute to a disease over time, giving a more holistic view of disease and potentially revealing new avenues for intervention.
11/09/17