Research

Baby Screen Time

Excessive screen time linked to developmental delays in babies and toddlers, study finds

Severe pregnancy complications have surged in Pennsylvania, and they're particularly prevalent in Philly

A Mediterranean lifestyle involves more than eating healthy – but it lowers the risk of early death, research shows

Mediterranean Lifestyle Study

Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation?

Sleep Deprivation Coffee

Sleep deprivation harms the heart, and catching up on weekends may not help

Sleeping In Health

Cancer rates among people in their 30s have risen significantly, study finds

Cancer Young Adults

Menstrual discs are better for heavy periods than tampons or pads, study finds

Menstrual Products Study

Natural gas fracking in Pa. linked to asthma, childhood lymphoma, research finds

Fracking childhood cancer study

Suicide deaths reached an all-time high in the US in 2022, CDC reports

Suicide Deaths CDC

Philly giving low-income parents $500 monthly through guaranteed income program

Philly Guaranteed Income

Children's Health

Eating breakfast improves academic performance, and in Pennsylvania, all public schools again will serve it for free

Pa. Free Breakfast Shapiro

Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

A wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at home

Breast Cancer Screening Bra

Black women weigh emerging risks of 'creamy crack' hair straighteners

Kombucha may help people with type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar levels, study finds

Kombucha Health Benefits

Loss of smell no longer a common sign of COVID-19 infection, researchers find

COVID Loss Smell

Men historically have drank themselves to death more often than women – but that is changing, study finds

Alcohol Deaths Women

Extreme heat and air pollution doubles risk of a fatal heart attack, study finds

Heat Waves and Poor Air Quality

Psychedelic mushrooms may be helpful treating people with anorexia, clinical trials show

Meat allergies caused by lone star ticks have increased dramatically, CDC finds

Tick AGS Meat Allergy

Children's Health

Watching too much TV as a child boosts risk of high blood pressure, obesity and other health conditions, study finds

Screen Time Health Risks

Why do dieters so often regain weight? Drexel, Penn researchers join national study to find better answers

Diet Weight Gain

Jersey Shore's harbor seals to be tagged for first time through nearly $700,000 state grant

NJ harbor seals

A high BMI does not necessarily increase one's risk of death, study finds

Maternal deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1999, study finds

Maternal mortality

Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste

Taste Buds Health Foods

People of color more likely to develop food allergies than white people, research shows

Food allergies race

Sea moss is being touted as a superfood, but its benefits aren't well-studied

Japanese plum juice, touted as a natural remedy to heart disease, actually works, Temple researchers say

Japanese Plum Hypertension

Daily multivitamins could improve memory in older adults, study finds

Multivitamins

Berberine is being lauded as a weight-loss remedy on social media. Does it actually work?

Berberine Weight Loss

Brain scans pinpoint unique responses to chronic pain, paving way for better treatments

Chronic Pain Brain Scans 2

Children's Health

A brain abnormality may help explain the cause of sudden infant death syndrome

SIDS Cause Risk Factors

Paralyzed man walks using 'digital bridge' between brain and spine

digital bridge walking

Study reveals staggering toll of being Black in America: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years

Black Mortality Rate

Children's Health

New 'peanut patch' could help toddlers with allergies build tolerance

peanut allergy.jpg

Radiation burns are common during cancer treatment; here's how to alleviate the symptoms

Radiation Therapy Burns

Children's Health

Philly children became far more likely to be harmed by gun violence during the pandemic, study suggests

Philly Gun Violence

In the search for an HIV cure, a new gene-editing strategy from Temple scientists may be a game-changer

Temple HIV Research

Eli Lilly says its experimental Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline

Breast cancer screenings for Black women should begin earlier, study finds

Breast Cancer Screening

Susceptible to UTIs? Drinking cranberry juice can prevent them, study finds

Cranberry Juice UTIs

Children's Health

Melatonin gummies often have higher doses than what's listed on their labels, study finds

Melatonin gummies children

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Catnip Deet Mosquitoes

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