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- Researchers Show How Lost Sleep Leads to Lost Neurons in Mice http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/2014/03/veasey/ 7 comments
- When it comes to lying, our brains are much more likely to give us away than sweaty palms or spikes in heart rate, a study suggests. Researchers found that scanning people’s brains with fMRI was significantly more effective at spotting lies than a traditional polygraph test. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2016/11/langleben/ 11 comments science
- A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, reports a new study http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2016/11/sharma/ 8 comments science
- Teens are more than 15 percent less likely to say they would purchase soft drinks and other sugary drinks that include health warning labels, according to a new study http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2016/09/roberto/ 3 comments science
- Altering stem cell perception of tissue stiffness may help treat musculoskeletal disorders http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2016/08/mauck/ 3 comments science
- Penn Scientists Identify Key Genetic Factor That Keeps Moles From Turning Into Melanoma http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2015/08/ridky/ 4 comments science
- Hydraulic Fracturing Linked to Increases in Hospitalization Rates in the Marcellus Shale Region, According to Penn Study http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2015/07/panetteri/ 3 comments science
- Life at Higher Elevation Linked to Lower Incidence of Lung Cancer, Penn Study Suggests http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2015/01/lung/ 8 comments science
- Penn Researchers Identify Protein Elevated in Blood That Predicts Post-Concussion Symptom Severity in Professional Athletes http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/11/concussion/ 3 comments hockey
- UPenn researchers demonstrate for the first time that bedbugs can carry and spread diseases to humans http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/11/levy/ 63 comments science
- New Study Shows Drinking Alcohol, Even Light-to-Moderate Amounts, Provides No Heart Health Benefit: Results Call into Question Previous Studies Suggesting One Drink Per Day May Promote Cardiovascular Health http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/07/holmes/ 13 comments science
- Personalized gene therapy locks out HIV, paving the way to control virus without antiretroviral drugs http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/03/june/ 3 comments science
- First study to convert adult human cells to hair-follicle-generating stem cells: Has implications for hair regeneration http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/01/xu/ 3 comments science
- Survival rates similar for gunshot, stabbing victims whether brought to the hospital by police or EMS, Penn study finds http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2014/01/band/ 3 comments science
- Activating pathway could restart hair growth in dormant hair follicles, study suggests: Manipulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway could provide therapeutic targets for hair loss, unwanted hair growth and skin cancer http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/12/millar/ 3 comments science
- A father’s cocaine use may make his sons less sensitive to the drug and thereby more likely to resist addictive behaviors, suggests new findings from an animal study presented by Penn Medicine researchers at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/11/wimmer/ 7 comments science
- Migraine is Associated with Variations in Structure of Brain Arteries, Penn Study Reports http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/07/willis/ 3 comments science
- Major cities are often the safest places in the U.S. The "overall risk of injury death is lower in urban areas compared to outside of cities." http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/07/myers/ 16 comments science
- Study Links Late Bedtime to Weight Gain in Healthy Adults http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/06/spaeth/ 8 comments science
- Dad's Life Stress Exposure Can Affect Offspring Brain Development http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/06/bale/ 3 comments science
- Scientist from the University of Pennsylvania discover a protein that when combined with wounded skin creates brand new hair follicles, that may pave the way to ending baldness. http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/06/cotsarelis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+penn-medicine-news+%28penn+medicine+news%29 563 comments science
- Eighty-three percent of cancer doctors report that they’ve faced oncology drug shortages impacting their patients’ treatment http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2013/06/gogineni/ 107 comments science
- Block Its Recycling System, and Cancer Kicks the Can, According to New Penn Study http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2012/05/block/ 11 comments science
- "...on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun." http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/2009/09/gun-possession-safety/ 15 comments science
- When someone has a heart attack, it's not the lack of oxygen that kills them, it's the resuscitation http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/news_releases/apr07/resuscitation-center.html 35 comments science