Studies

Melatonin gummies children

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

Sciatic nerve pain can be debilitating, but surgery often is unnecessary

Sciatica surgery

Medical advancements are giving breast cancer patients more surgical options

Breast cancer surgery

COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes, but scientists aren't sure why

Diabetes and COVID-19

City Hall to conduct study of proposed 76ers arena and its potential impact

Sixers arena study

Traumatic brain injuries are chronic conditions that require lifelong support, research shows

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Gut microbes may help doctors diagnose gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy, study finds

Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy

Children's Health

Losing just 30 minutes of sleep each night can impact a child's well-being, research shows

Sleep health children

Too much stress can impair memory and cognitive function; here's how to better manage it

Stress cognitive function

Face blindness can be an isolating and embarrassing condition – and it's more prevalent than once believed

Face blindness

Low-calorie sweetener tied to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Erythritol Heart Attack

Regular marijuana use increases the risk of heart disease, study finds

Marijuana Heart Disease

Any exercise is beneficial, but afternoon workouts may be best, study finds

Afternoon exercise

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Children's Health

Breathing exercises may help teens with lingering concussion symptoms

Teen Concussion Recovery

Pennsylvania woman regained use of her impaired hand years after a stroke by using experimental treatment

Heather Rendulic

The best way to keep the mind sharp? Attain a college degree, study suggests

Education Cognitive Decline

Planting trees in neighborhoods may help residents live longer, study finds

Tree Canopy Study

Women who get migraines may have higher risk for pregnancy complications, study shows

Pregnancy Complications Migraine

Eating ultra-processed foods like hot dogs and soda may increase risk of cancer, research shows

Ultra-processed foods cancer

How does body weight affect the brain? A study offers new clues

Body weight brain health

Plant-based meats often lack essential nutrients, and can be high in sugar, study finds

Does UV light from nail dryers increase the risk of skin cancer? Scientists aren't yet sure

Gel manicures and cancer risk

Obesity blunts the benefits of vitamin D supplements, research shows

obesity and vitamin D

Intermittent fasting is popular, but eating a few small meals may be a more effective weight loss plan

Intermittent Fasting AHA study

Sexual health misinformation is all over social media, and it can have serious consequences

Sexual health misinformation

Millennials' risk of fatal stroke could be higher than past generations

Stroke Risk Millennials

Limiting fast food intake can reduce the risk of liver damage

Fast food Liver Disease

For most people, long COVID symptoms ease within a year, new research shows

Long COVID symptoms

Mumps outbreaks have become more common in recent decades. Scientists are trying to determine why

Choral singing may help stroke survivors regain their speech, researchers say

Singing therapy

Children's Health

Nearly 1 in 4 adolescents has received a sext message; even more have watched pornography, study finds

Sexting Porn Teens

Extreme weather is hard on the heart, but the winter is far more dangerous than the summer

Heart Cold Weather

Can cash incentives spur obese people to lose weight? Research is mixed

cash incentive for changed health behavior

Many men are open to new birth control options, but progress on male contraceptives has been slow

Male contraceptive research

To overcome morning grogginess, try eating oatmeal and fruit for breakfast

Morning sleepiness oatmeal

Eating a 'green' Mediterranean diet is even healthier than the traditional version, research suggests

'green" Mediterranean diet

Penn scientists inch closer to universal flu vaccine that could weaken future pandemics

Penn flu vaccine

Steroid shots offer pain relief from knee arthritis, but they may make the condition worse over time

Knee injections pain relief

Lyme disease can be challenging to diagnose, but a new discovery may lead to a better test

Diagnosing Lyme disease

Nearly half of young people listen to music too loudly; here's how to safely use headphones

Safe headphone volume

Omicron-specific boosters offer better protection than original COVID-19 vaccine, data shows

COVID-19 Omicron Boosters

Intermittent fasting linked to eating disorder behaviors, research shows

Intermittent Fasting

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