Research

Parenting Holidays Drinking

Drinking during holidays and special occasions could affect how you parent your kids

Most pregnant women develop morning sickness – and scientists now know why

Morning sickness hormone

Chronic fatigue syndrome affects more people than once believed, CDC finds

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Married couples tend to share high blood pressure, study finds

Blood pressure married couples

To show the benefits of eating vegan, scientists gave twins different diets

Vegan twin study

Consuming wasabi leads to 'significant' improvements in memory, study finds

Wasabi memory benefits

Weight-loss drug Wegovy could help treat alcohol addiction, researchers say

The mental health of people born in the '90s is not improving with age – unlike other generations, study finds

Mental Health 1990s

Certain personality traits – like being an extrovert – may lower risk for dementia

Dementia Personality Link

Alternative Medicine

Psychedelics may help people with ADHD, but research remains limited

Insulin injections could one day be replaced as a diabetes treatment with rock music, study suggests

Diabetes Rock Music 2

Children's Health

Young Black males with ADHD are underdiagnosed and undertreated, Penn State study finds

ADHD Racial Disparities

Congenital syphilis cases have spiked nationwide – and Philly is no exception

New born syphilis rates

Eating strawberries may lower the risk of dementia, study finds

Strawberries Cognitive Decline

Eating ultra-processed foods can have adverse health effects, but there are ways to cut back

Confidence in vaccines falls as beliefs in health misinformation rise, Penn survey finds

Vaccine Misinformation

Few 988 callers with serious distress very likely to use the mental health crisis line again, according to new study

988 Suicide Lifeline

Penn scientists predict cardiovascular deaths from extreme heat will spike as the planet warms

Gaining too much weight while pregnant raises longterm risks of death from heart disease, diabetes

Pregnancy Weight Gain

People with depression are increasingly taking LSD, and research suggests it may help when used under supervision

LSD Cubes DEA

Pressing snooze on the alarm clock actually may help people wake up

Alarm Snooze Sleep Study

Less than half of children with mental health disorders receive treatment, study finds

Black Philadelphians experience longer commutes than white residents, study finds

Commuter discrepancies

Tracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management

Daily Steps Weight Loss

Spicy food might burn in the moment, but it likely won't harm your health in the long term

Spicy Food Pepper

Free Library of Philadelphia to adjust hours, open Saturdays at all branches

Free Library Philadelphia

Women with sleeping difficulties may be at greater risk of high blood pressure, study finds

Insomnia Women Hypertension

Feeling awful after getting a COVID-19 booster? That's a good sign, study says

Drinking dark tea each day may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Dark Tea Diabetes Study

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – as 2 Penn scientists just demonstrated

Penn Nobel Prize

Struggling to stick to a vegetarian diet? Blame your genes

Vegetarian Diet Genes

Penn scientists receive Nobel Prize for research that led to COVID-19 vaccines

This spider's venom may help treat erectile dysfunction – but that's not as unusual as it sounds

Spider Venom ED

For millions with long COVID, some answers are emerging about its causes

Long Covid Study

Taking aspirin while on birth control pills may increase the risk of blood clots, study finds

Birth Control NSAID Blood Clot

Eating healthy foods can help boost one's mental health

Mental Health Food

Alternative Medicine

Turmeric may be as effective at treating indigestion as a common acid reflux drug, study finds

Turmeric Health Benefits

Spotted lanternflies may not harm trees as badly as initially feared

Spotted Lanternflies Trees

High blood pressure impacts one-third of adults, but most are not properly treated, WHO says

High Blood Pressure WHO

Warning signs for cardiac arrest are different in men and women, study finds

Ambulance Cardiac Arrest

Women who undergo infertility treatments may have a higher risk of stroke – but it remains rare, study finds

Fruit and vegetable 'prescriptions' may boost heart health, study says

Produce Prescriptions Health

COVID-19 may trigger high blood pressure, study finds

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