Studies

Learning a new skill

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

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?

COVID-19 Vaccines Transmission

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'

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

Low testosterone men

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

Intermittent fasting benefits

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

Asthma triggers

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

U.S. birth rate reaches record lows, CDC report finds

U.S. birth rate 2020

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

Cryoablation breast cancer

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

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

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

COVID-19 testing in US

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

Baseball Fans COVID-19

HPV infections have dramatically fallen, even among unvaccinated people

HPV vaccinations

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

COVID Saliva testing

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

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness

New Jersey's racial minorities getting COVID shots at lower rates — despite desire to get vaccinated

NJ COVID Vaccines

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

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

Weight gain during pandemic

Children's Health

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

Children's diabetes covid-19

Children's Health

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

High-powered magnets

Higher pollen counts linked to increased COVID-19 transmission, study shows

Allergies COVID-19

A single head injury can increase the risk of dementia, Penn study finds

Head injuries dementia

Pfizer's COVID-19 shot protects against the Brazilian variant, study finds

COVID-19 vaccines Brazil

Scientists zeroing in on the cause of 'COVID brain'

brain fog coronavirus

The coronavirus is here to stay, but it won't be as deadly in the future, scientists say

COVID-19 endemic

Children's Health

The immune response to MIS-C may hold clues to improving COVID-19 treatments, Philly researchers say

MIS-C immune system

Brazilian coronavirus variant can cause reinfections, new research finds

P.1 variant Brazil

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