Research

Sleep health children

Losing just 30 minutes of sleep each night can impact a child's well-being, research shows

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Stress cognitive function

Face blindness can be an isolating and embarrassing condition – and it's more prevalent than once believed

Face blindness

Low-calorie sweetener tied to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Erythritol Heart Attack

Regular marijuana use increases the risk of heart disease, study finds

Marijuana Heart Disease

Any exercise is beneficial, but afternoon workouts may be best, study finds

Afternoon exercise

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Children's Health

Breathing exercises may help teens with lingering concussion symptoms

Teen Concussion Recovery

Pennsylvania woman regained use of her impaired hand years after a stroke by using experimental treatment

Heather Rendulic

The best way to keep the mind sharp? Attain a college degree, study suggests

Education Cognitive Decline

Children's Health

Teen girls are facing 'alarming' levels of violence, suicidal thoughts, CDC says

Mental health teen girls

Penn Museum researchers discover ancient restaurant in Iraq with 5,000-year-old fridge

Penn Museum Researchers Aerial

Women who get migraines may have higher risk for pregnancy complications, study shows

Pregnancy Complications Migraine

Eating ultra-processed foods like hot dogs and soda may increase risk of cancer, research shows

Ultra-processed foods cancer

How does body weight affect the brain? A study offers new clues

Body weight brain health

Plant-based meats often lack essential nutrients, and can be high in sugar, study finds

Can't stop eating junk food? The brain can be trained to prefer healthier options

Healthy Meal Vegan

Breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer, but many women don't realize it

Breast Cancer Density

Does UV light from nail dryers increase the risk of skin cancer? Scientists aren't yet sure

Gel manicures and cancer risk

Obesity blunts the benefits of vitamin D supplements, research shows

obesity and vitamin D

Intermittent fasting is popular, but eating a few small meals may be a more effective weight loss plan

Intermittent Fasting AHA study

Sexual health misinformation is all over social media, and it can have serious consequences

Sexual health misinformation

Millennials' risk of fatal stroke could be higher than past generations

Stroke Risk Millennials

Limiting fast food intake can reduce the risk of liver damage

Fast food Liver Disease

Philadelphia ranks among top 10 most traffic-congested cities in the world

Traffic Report Philadelphia

For most people, long COVID symptoms ease within a year, new research shows

Long COVID symptoms

Mumps outbreaks have become more common in recent decades. Scientists are trying to determine why

No time for a full workout? Try exercise 'snacks' instead

Exercise snacks

Choral singing may help stroke survivors regain their speech, researchers say

Singing therapy

The MIND diet reduces the risk of Alzheimer's and memory loss

MIND diet

The Paleo diet may help people lose weight, but its long-term effects are unclear

Paleo diet

Too much coffee can increase risk of heart disease for people with high blood pressure

Excessive coffee drinking doubles risks of heart disease for people with hypertension

Seeking to eat less meat without going full vegetarian? Become a Flexitarian

Flexitarian diet

Trying to eat more heart-healthy foods? Switch to the Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet

The mRNA technology used in COVID-19 shots may soon help treat cancer

Children's Health

Nearly 1 in 4 adolescents has received a sext message; even more have watched pornography, study finds

Sexting Porn Teens

Extreme weather is hard on the heart, but the winter is far more dangerous than the summer

Heart Cold Weather

Can cash incentives spur obese people to lose weight? Research is mixed

cash incentive for changed health behavior

Many men are open to new birth control options, but progress on male contraceptives has been slow

Male contraceptive research

To overcome morning grogginess, try eating oatmeal and fruit for breakfast

Morning sleepiness oatmeal

Eating a 'green' Mediterranean diet is even healthier than the traditional version, research suggests

'green" Mediterranean diet

Penn scientists inch closer to universal flu vaccine that could weaken future pandemics

Penn flu vaccine

Steroid shots offer pain relief from knee arthritis, but they may make the condition worse over time

Knee injections pain relief

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