Recent Research

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10.28.24

A new study by Thomas Jefferson University researchers, in partnership with Esperanza Health Center, aims to address barriers to digital health among the Latino population in Philadelphia.

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10.28.24

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University, led by Meghan Gannon, PhD, MSPH, investigated how community-based supports, like doulas, can be integrated into health care for mothers who use opioids. 

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10.28.24

A new study by Thomas Jefferson University neuroscientist Jay Schneider, PhD, suggests that the toxic effects of lead can be mitigated by attentive maternal care and an enriched environment in an animal model.

The Art of the Stock
10.17.24

Using knitwear to find creativity and innovation in everyday materials.

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10.03.24

Comprehensive Education for Weight Loss will be Offered to Patients Across PA and NJ.

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09.24.24

A new study led by Thomas Jefferson University researchers has revealed insights into how the eye handles inflammation, particularly in autoimmune uveitis, an inflammatory disease that bypasses the eye’s immune privilege and can damage healthy eye tissue.

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09.24.24

In their recent study, Danielle M. Tholey, MD and her team at Thomas Jefferson University wanted to identify why men seem to be receiving more liver transplants than women. They looked at race, sex, insurance and education of patients receiving liver transplants. They then grouped the patients by whether they received a liver transplant from a deceased donor or a living donor.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) Autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system, AI Generated
09.24.24

Silva Markovic-Plese, MD, PhD and her team at Thomas Jefferson University have been studying RRMS for more than a decade. In a previous study, they noticed elevated levels of an immune chemical called, IL-11, in the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord of RRMS patients. They wanted to explore why.

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