Posts Tagged ‘University of Pennsylvania’
Massive Cascadia quake on the horizon?
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Tiny fossils offer clues to a 1700 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest that was strong enough to cause a tsunami as far away as Japan. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
Genetic ‘typos’ linked to testicular cancer
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — A study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in young men today. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 13, 2013 12:13 - 1 Comment
Not all congenital heart disease is inherited
YALE (US) — New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their children account for at least 10 percent of severe congenital heart disease, a new study reveals. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 30, 2013 16:22 - 1 Comment
Conservatives don’t buy into ‘green’ labels
DUKE (US) — When it comes to deciding which light bulb to buy, a label touting a product’s environmental benefit may actually discourage politically conservative shoppers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 3:52 - 0 Comments
No ‘quick fix’ to reduce hospital readmissions
PENN STATE (US) — Medical providers need to create networks of collaboration in order to lower patients’ risk of being readmitted to the hospital, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 10, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Gene tied to double Alzheimer’s risk in African Americans
COLUMBIA (US) — African Americans with a specific gene variant have almost double the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease compared with African Americans who lack the variant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2013 14:01 - 0 Comments
Dual therapies treat blindness in dogs
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Two kinds of therapy may be a knockout combo against inherited blindness. The study focused on impaired dogs, but the remedy may help people, too. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 12:08 - 2 Comments
Kids ‘get’ grammar as young as age 2
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When they first learn to speak, children as young as 2 are doing more than just imitating adults—they actually understand basic grammar rules, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 13:13 - 0 Comments
New path may lead to better HIV vaccine
DUKE (US) — For the first time, researchers describe the co-evolution of antibodies and virus in a person with HIV whose immune system mounted a broad attack against the pathogen. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 8:28 - 0 Comments
Placenta may transmit mom’s stress
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — The placenta can translate a mother’s exposure to stress into an altered protein, which affects the brains of male and female offspring differently. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2013 6:42 - 6 Comments
Cash + competition can boost weight loss
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — People offered cash awards to lose weight may drop more pounds if they’re competing with others in the same situation. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 29, 2013 13:00 - 0 Comments
Sugar rush spurs plants to grow up
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Like animals, plants go through several stages of development before they reach maturity, and new research clarifies sugar’s role in the process. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 14:09 - 2 Comments
New docs: Fewer hours, but more mistakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New rules that require young doctors to work fewer hours without a break were supposed to protect patients from sleepy physicians, but a new study finds that medical errors may have actually increased. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:39 - 1 Comment
Under-50 group lowers US life expectancy
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — High mortality rates among Americans under 50 explain why life expectancy is lower in the US than in most developed nations, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 21, 2013 12:40 - 1 Comment
Mystery timing can make waiting seem silly
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — With unknown timing, it can be logical to opt for immediate gratification, according to a new study that challenges a classic test of kids’ self-control. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 19, 2013 10:13 - 1 Comment
To get creative, shed brain’s thought filter
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Blocking the brain’s prefrontal cortex—the part that works as a kind of filter to keep out irrelevant thoughts—can improve performance when completing creative tasks, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 7, 2013 18:24 - 0 Comments
How stress triggers drug relapse
BROWN / U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — By identifying an exact region in the brains of rats, scientists were able to block a key step in the chain of events that causes stress-related drug relapse. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 25, 2013 14:13 - 0 Comments
Invaders with ‘passports’ sneak past immune system
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — Scientists attached a chemical “passport” to nanoparticles, allowing them to pass through the body without triggering an immune response. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments
‘Dr. Google’ can ease cancer confusion
CORNELL / U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When it comes to cancer, the Internet can actually clarify misinformation rather than fuel fatalistic fears, a new study finds. (more…)
