The Social Virus: How Our Behaviors Can Spread Faster Than a Pandemic
A model has been developed by researchers to analyze disease transmission, taking into account the influence of social dynamics, particularly the impact of social norms…
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Hidden Dangers: How Pregnancy Complications Can Haunt Mothers for 50 Years
A new study that utilizes extensive and racially inclusive data has revealed that complications arising from pregnancy and childbirth can have fatal consequences for as…
Scientists Reveal: Does Money Really Buy Happiness?
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University have found a consistent correlation between higher incomes and increased happiness for the majority of people,…
Pure Water Breakthrough in Neutrino Detection
An international team of scientists has made a breakthrough in detecting neutrinos using pure water instead of the expensive liquid scintillator that was previously used….
12 Recommendations To Protect the Integrity of Survey Research
Science requires data, and survey research is one important means of gathering it. Surveys provide a scientific way of acquiring information that is used to…
Chemicals Commonly Found in Cosmetics and Personal Hygiene Products Could Contribute to Preterm Birth
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…
Sleep Soundly: New Insights Could Pave the Way for Novel Treatments for Insomnia
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…
New Harmful Effects of Vaping: Study Finds Lung Inflammation Worse in E-Cigarette Users Than Smokers
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…
New Research Shows How Ketamine Acts As “Switch” in the Brain
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,…
Why Aren’t All Black Bears Black?
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…
Scientists Discover Species of Gut Microbes That Can Boost the Motivation To Exercise
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…
“Nearly Identical to a Human’s” – Scientists Successfully Create Adrenal Gland in a Petri Dish
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…
Physics of Disaster: How Do Mudslides Move?
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…
News Media Misinformation Persists: The Undying Holiday-Suicide Myth
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…
One Brain Region Teaches Another During Sleep, Converting New Data Into Enduring Memories
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…
Gene Therapy Can Restore Night Vision After Decades of Congenital Blindness
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…
New Treatment Target Could Counter Bone Loss
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…
Helping People Lose Weight: Deep Brain Stimulation Could Treat Binge Eating Disorder
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…