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Fighting blight by fixing up homes could bring down Philly gun violence, new study shows
A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and John MacDonald of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that restoring the areas around abandoned houses can lead to a drop in neighborhood gun crime.
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Pa. House has a speaker in child sex victim advocate Mark Rozzi but a majority that is still undecided
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Mark Rozzi’s leadership of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives sends a message of success and representation to survivors of sexual abuse.
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As alcohol-related liver disease rises in the U.S., a clinic takes a new approach to treatment
Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the message to quit drinking becomes more powerful when accompanied by tangible evidence like liver scans, rather than vague statements.
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Struggling to keep your New Year’s resolutions? Here’s how to keep yourself on track
A referenced 2012 study by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Weight and Eating Disorders Program found that 65% of dieters return to their pre-diet weight within three years.
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Correcting non-native speakers may hinder their learning
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Benjamin Franklin Scholar Sangitha Aiyer writes that well-intentioned grammatical corrections can induce unintended negative effects on non-native English speakers.
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More workers in Pa. could change jobs for better pay under the FTC’s proposed noncompete ban
David Abrams of Penn Carey Law says that noncompete agreements sometimes benefit the greater good but have been vastly overused in recent years.
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Stable vices vs. coping mechanisms
Sue McDonnell of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that a horse who’s exhibiting an undesirable behavior or stable vice isn’t necessarily behaving badly.
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New Alzheimer’s drug a ‘breath of life’ for one local family
Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine says that patients need mild cognitive impairment or mild-stage dementia to be eligible for new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab.
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The FDA approved the first Alzheimer’s drug that may really work. A Penn physician explains why you probably can’t get it, yet
David Wolk of the Perelman School of Medicine outlines the key takeaways of new Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab.
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From Penn student to record deal: How a 15-second TikTok video changed my lifefoam
In an Op-Ed, Wharton School fourth-year Inci Gurun from Istanbul writes about her journey from first-time TikToker to viral singer-songwriter.