A recent study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that chemicals present in the vagina, possibly from personal care…
Texas A&M biologist Alex Keene and his team used variant-to-gene mapping, a predictive genomics approach, to demonstrate that the gene Pig-Q plays a role in…
A recent study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, has found that individuals who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, experience greater lung inflammation compared…
According to a new study by researchers at Penn Medicine, ketamine, which is well-known as an anesthetic and is becoming increasingly popular as an antidepressant,…
A team of researchers from HudsonAlpha, the University of Memphis, and the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered the underlying cause of the cinnamon-colored coat in…
Researchers have discovered a gut-to-brain pathway in mice that increases exercise performance. According to a study published in Nature, led by researchers at the Perelman…
A team at the University of Pennsylvania successfully induced stem cells to exhibit the properties and functions of a human adrenal gland, a development that…
Samples from the catastrophic 2018 Montecito mudslides were utilized by researchers led by Douglas Jerolmack and Paulo Arratia of Penn to better understand the complex forces…
Some news media stories still inaccurately link suicide with the Christmas holiday season. The holiday-suicide myth is the long-perpetuated false claim that the suicide rate…
Using a neural network model, neuroscientists discovered that as the body moves between REM and slow-wave sleep cycles, the hippocampus and neocortex interact in ways…
The patients had Leber Congenital Amaurosis, a type of genetic congenital blindness. According to researchers at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of…
A new function for a protein that regulates osteoclasts—the cells that break down bone—has been discovered by researchers, and it may pave the way for…
A pilot study reveals that an implanted brain stimulator significantly decreased bingeing episodes and assisted patients in losing weight. According to researchers at the Perelman…
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated in a proof-of-concept study that a hands-free device could successfully automate the treatment and removal of dental plaque…
According to research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, the enzyme DOT1L, a stem cell self-renewal factor, is necessary for mice to continue producing sperm…
A study finds that hip fracture patients who undergo spinal anesthesia need more painkillers Spinal anesthesia has replaced general anesthesia in several surgeries as a…
A new study provides insight into how the opioid analgesic fentanyl induces autism-like behavior One of the most often administered analgesics in hospitals is fentanyl,…
A new study has shown that psychopathic people have a bigger striatum area in their brain Neuroscientists using MRI scans discovered that psychopathic people have…
