Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law says that the most Donald Trump could do to impact birthright citizenship would be signing an executive order with the expectation that opponents would sue to block its implementation, leaving the decision up to the Supreme Court.

Michael Mitchell and Ph.D. student Kelsey Swingle of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues are using mRNA molecules to treat pre-eclampsia, a common pregnancy complication.

Postdoc Amritha Mallikarjun of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that dogs are using button boards to communicate non-randomly and with intent, although they don’t necessarily have formal language ability.

New AARP research based on a methodology published by the Wharton School finds that about half of American working adults lack access to a payroll-deduction workplace retirement savings plan, making it much more difficult to save for retirement.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that creating a built-in reward for an activity can help overcome procrastination, laziness, and other obstacles to establishing a regular habit.

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses whether the current Trump stock rally can continue and why equity markets aren’t as concerned about tariffs.

Michael Anne Kyle of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patient frustration with health care is fueled by spending a lot of money while still facing problems with the service.

Lindsey Cameron of the Wharton School says that airport trips are incredibly important for ride-hailing drivers, particularly those who work near cities with major airports.

Scientists at Penn are trying to develop a template for groups of rare conditions that are similar enough to be affected by a single, easily adaptable gene-editing treatment.