Research

Study: Cold turkey is the best way to quit smoking

Reading iPad before bed can delay deep sleep, study finds

Study finds little siblings can help big siblings avoid obesity

Six Philadelphia hospitals join study to treat deadly epileptic seizures

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Temple, Penn chosen for huge concussion study

Diabetes risk higher for out-of-shape guys, even if they're skinny: study

CHOP research shows fixing urban blight may reduce youth homicide, violence

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Penn ethicist leads research study in mental health care in prisons

Study: Autistic kids more likely to be gender non-conforming

Consumer choices have limited impact on U.S. healthcare spending: study

Health Insurance

Penn scientists find dopamine bursts aren't just for happy times

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Drexel researcher makes case for Kenney's soda tax

Soda Tax

Binge drinking increases heart attack risk in the next 24 hours, study finds

CHOP doctors experiment with using magnetic nanoparticles to heal blood vessels

Rutgers study: Women seeking abortions often get false information

New study questions FDA approval of female libido drug

Parents can spot errors that doctors miss, study finds

Heroin isn't the only drug with overdose deaths rising, study finds

Calorie labeling more useful than people think, says study

Domestic Violence

Computers could help stop domestic violence, Penn study finds

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HPV infections plummeted after vaccine introduced, CDC study finds

Even five percent weight loss can help your heart

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Sexual assault survivors, especially men, find refuge in online anonymity

Drexel, Penn professors: Race should no longer be used in genetic research

CHOP study: Medicaid, CHIP beat out private insurance in helping low-income children

Study: Long breastfeeding linked to vitamin D deficiency

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Report: Veterans need more mental health support from military

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Two cups of joe cut risk of liver disease in half, study finds

Online gamers beat supercomputers at biochemistry task

Eterna RNA Game

Penn's new $27M center will advance breakthrough T-cell cancer therapy

Penn Novartis Center

Brains vs. brawn: Study shows running creates more new brain cells than resistance training

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Drexel gets $3.5M anonymous donation to support autism research

Drexel University

Penn study examines how parasites break into the brain

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Villanova chemists developing disinfectants to keep pace with super bugs

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Drexel researchers say scientists need to engage more with anti-vaccine groups

Penn medical researchers find important link in kidney regeneration

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Autism risk linked to asthma drugs taken during pregnancy: Drexel study

Speed up research into Zika virus, Obama urges

Rutgers-Camden, Rowan team up in research to fight against diabetes

Research: Hookah session delivers 25 times the tar of a single cigarette

Hookah

Drexel research team spearheads 3-D printing of embryonic stem cell 'blocks'

Cancer Research

Black female physicist awarded $1.1M grant for cancer research

CHOP study finds link between heart disease and PTSD

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