A study by Mathias Basner and David R. Roalf of the Perelman School of Medicine finds that the brain can shrink due to social isolation after a year spent cut off from the wider world.
Postdoc Sarah Tomke of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that black squirrels are the result of a genetic mutation rather than a different species.
250 Philadelphia students gathered at Franklin Field for the fifth annual X5 Teen Tech Summit, intended to foster interest in tech, robotics, and public safety careers.
A study by Sarah J. Schrauben of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that three biomarkers in urine may be used to noninvasively assess tubule and interstitial health in diabetic kidney disease.
A study led by Michael Anne Kyle of the Perelman School of Medicine and Leonard Davis Institute found that cancer patients with prior authorization requirements were more likely to have a sudden interruption in access to their oral chemotherapy medication. Penn Medicine’s Aaron Schwartz, also of LDI, says that claim denials are opaque, with many decisions made by private actors.
Iain Mathieson of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on a study about genetics and the sex of babies.
In an opinion essay, Dean Frederick Steiner of the Weitzman School of Design outlines five major reasons why recent Texas floods were largely predictable and preventable.
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that increased instances of flooding are attributable to human-caused climate warming.