Studies

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

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

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

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

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

Who wants to be born on Leap Day?

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

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

Even five percent weight loss can help your heart

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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

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

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3-D bioprinter creates implantable bones and muscles

Penn study examines how parasites break into the brain

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Cognitive behavioral therapy similarly effective to antidepressants, new guidelines say

Research suggests fetal cells may live on in mothers beyond birth

Study: Concussions linked to higher long-term risk of suicide

Atlantic City and Philly score two and three on Seven Deadly Sins list

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Drexel study: Children's grades can suffer when parents are depressed

Study: Tasing temporarily affects brain function, comparable to dementia

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Why CHOP wants to study your baby's poo

Facing critical drug shortages, doctors must decide which kids get chemo

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Penn study will look at how TV promotes a 'culture of health'

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

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Penn study finds workplace incentive doesn't lead to weight loss

Study: Hunter-gatherer mentality possible reason why New Year’s resolutions to lose weight fail

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Study: Philly's job market ranks near the bottom nationally

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Study: N.J. heroin epidemic may be leading to rise in hepatitis C

New Drexel device advances study of Parkinsonian syndromes

Study: December conceptions result in highest birth rates

Loud chewing drive you crazy? You're the one with the problem

Study: Pollution may be behind rise, earlier onset of dementia

Study: Couples who marry between ages 28 and 32 more likely to last

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Helicopter parents may cause more harm than good: Slate

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Summer is peak time for fruit — and for fruit flies

Catnip Deet Mosquitoes

Catnip lotion is as effective as DEET at repelling mosquitoes, study says

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