Research

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Juul initiates research into the public health effects of e-cigarette use

SCI Chester Prison to test Swedish-style inmate units

Chester County prison Sweden

Children's Health

Teen drivers with ADHD far more likely to crash than peers

Car Crash Teens ADHD

IBS sufferers should seek a combination of therapies for best results, study says

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Joint pain supplement may actually benefit your heart

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Drinking six cups of coffee a day can seriously damage your health, study finds

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Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

Americans are OK with adults using Adderall at work – but not athletes or students

Does Adderall help with tests?

Appendix removal is associated with higher rate of Parkinson’s disease, new study says

Doctor Stock

This is how Coca-Cola is trying to control health research

coca cola research funding

Black women, other minorities, are more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes

Black women pregnancy deaths

New 'jumping' superbug, resistant to key antibiotic, could be trouble for hospitals

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More than two in five college students were food insecure in 2018, Temple research finds

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Newly-recognized brain disorder mimics Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease LATE Dementia

Children's Health

Autism can be reliably detected months earlier than current screening guidelines

Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Study

Microscopic robots could one day clean your teeth

Robotics Clean Dental Plaque Teeth

PETA supporters ask people to 'stand up for dogs' at Penn protest

PETA Protest

Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

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Brain stimulation may reverse seniors' memory loss, study finds

Memory Loss Older People Brain Stimulation

Alternative Medicine

Medical marijuana and CBD are taking off: can it help you?

Carroll - Medical marijuana and CBD products.

Children's Health

The anti-vaccination movement is about more than autism

Vaccine Anti-Vaxxers Study

Here's why cancer commonly spreads to the liver

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Pennsylvania will have 150 researchers trying to eradicate the spotted lanternfly in 2019

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One dose of skin cancer treatment can send melanoma patients into remission, Penn Medicine study finds

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Days before heading to ER, patients Google symptoms, illnesses

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Temple scientist developing blood test to better diagnose traumatic brain injuries

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Penn doctor makes research strides into his own rare disease

Carroll - Dr. David Fajgenbaum

Two years after hazing death, Penn State launches multimillion-dollar, Greek life research center

Timothy Piazza

Parents are generally unaware their children have suicidal thoughts

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Researchers looking for a better way to measure pain

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Health Insurance

High prices make U.S. the biggest health care spender among developed countries

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Nearly 20 percent of U.S. adults believe they have a food allergy – but only 10 percent do

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Jefferson researchers discover promising treatment for most common adult eye cancer

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Drinking soda, sweetened drinks linked to chronic kidney disease, study finds

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Marijuana use may impact genetic makeup of sperm

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Gift giving sustains happiness over time, research finds

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Children's Health

Car crashes are killing fewer American children, but gun-related deaths show no sign of falling

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Compassionomics 101: How kindness can make a big difference in health care

Carroll - Dr. Stephen Trzeciak Cooper

Penn Medicine determines why people lack hair on their palms and soles

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Q&A: CEO of Ambler's Beyond Celiac discusses latest on potential vaccine

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Penn study finds that black patients are much more likely to die of sudden cardiac death

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There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health

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Newly-found gene variation may boost risk of erectile dysfunction

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