Research

Racial disparities breast cancer

Black women do not face greater genetic risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds

Learning a new skill? Taking short breaks could help, research shows

Learning a new skill

Is your coffee habit bad for your health? Here's what the research shows

Coffee health effects

Can people vaccinated against COVID-19 still spread the coronavirus?

Thomas Jefferson University projects to be conducted as part of first private mission to International Space Station

Jefferson Space Mission

People with autism can read most facial expressions, but not anger

Autism emotion recognition

Starting your day an hour earlier could reduce risk for depression, according to a new study

Sleep timing and depression risk

Penn Medicine develops an 'electronic nose' to sniff out cancer

Penn Medicine 'electronic nose'

Thinking of trying intermittent fasting? Make sure it's the right diet for you

Intermittent fasting benefits

'Male menopause?' How reduced testosterone affects men as they age

Low testosterone men

Working more than 55 hours a week is killing hundreds of thousands of people each year, WHO says

Worker Burn Out

Treating resistant hypertension can be a challenge — renal denervation may be an alternative to more drugs

hypertension medicine

Children's Health

Family history, race and gender all factor into a child's asthma risk, study finds

Rutgers researchers are developing a COVID-19 breathalyzer test

Managing kids' cholesterol and blood pressure protects future brain health, new research shows

Children Brain Health

Laughter: A healthy behavior that's actually fun

Laughter Health Benefits

Freezing tumors has become a popular treatment for slow-growing cancers

Taking fish oil supplements to improve heart health remains controversial

Fish oil controversy

Preeclampsia may triple a woman's lifetime stroke risk, study finds

Preeclampsia and stroke risk

Feeling foggy-headed and tired all the time? You may have sluggish cognitive tempo

Daydreaming

Adults who sleep less than six hours a night are at higher risk for dementia

Sleep Alzheimer's

Chronic pain affects one-fifth of American adults — and it's hampering productivity

Chronic pain treatment

Human challenge trials may advance knowledge of COVID-19, but they remain controversial

COVID Human Challenge Trials

Barriers to specialty care may be causing disparities in use of diabetes drug, Penn study finds

Diabetes drugs

At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues

Happiest Age

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

The U.K. variant is spreading rapidly, sparking debates about the U.S. vaccination rollout

Some blood pressure medications linked to greater skin cancer risk, study finds

Sun safety to prevent skin cancer

Obesity may increase a breast cancer survivor's risk for other cancers, study says

Weight loss

Children's Health

Most children who develop MIS-C show no initial COVID-19 symptoms

MIS-C without COVID symptoms

A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

What baseball can learn about COVID-19 case spikes and crowd size from the NFL's 2020 season

HPV infections have dramatically fallen, even among unvaccinated people

Some hand sanitizer brands exceed FDA's limit on the carcinogen benzene, study finds

Benzene in hand sanitizers

Infected mouth cells may explain the loss of taste among some COVID-19 patients

Children's Health

High-sugar diets put kids at increased risk for liver disease, experts say

High sugar diet

Real-world data confirms Pfizer, Moderna vaccines are preventing COVID-19

Green, leafy vegetables boost muscle strength — here's how to add them to your diet

Leafy vegetables benefits

Drug used to prevent miscarriages may increase cancer risk of grown children

OHPC Cancer Risk

Children's Health

Managing diabetes 'more important than ever' for children amid the pandemic

Children's diabetes covid-19

Americans have piled on the pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weight gain during pandemic

Pennsylvania, New Jersey among states with most white supremacist activity in 2020, ADL finds

Children's Health

Hospitalizations caused by high-powered magnets have surged since ban ended

High-powered magnets

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Women Aging Anxiety

Worrying about aging doesn't help — it actually may speed up the process

Family Meal Drugs

Quality time at family meals may lower teens' risk of using alcohol, marijuana

Cooper Mobile Unit

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