Cancer breakthrough as ‘speckles’ may reveal best treatment Newsweek Cancer breakthrough as ‘speckles’ may reveal best treatment A paper co-authored by PIK Professor Shelley Berger finds that patterns of “speckles” in the heart of tumor cells could help predict how patients with a common form of kidney cancer will respond to treatment options.
The U.S. can’t grow its way out of debt. Here’s what it can do Barron’s The U.S. can’t grow its way out of debt. Here’s what it can do A package of 13 major tax and spending reforms proposed by the Penn Wharton Budget Model could reduce the deficit by $10 trillion during the 10-year budget window and generate $59 trillion in net revenue by 2054.
Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body Good Housekeeping Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.
Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Time Scientists are racing to develop a new bird flu vaccine Drew Weissman and Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine are testing a vaccine to prevent a strain of H5N1 bird flu in chickens and cattle.
The economists’ word of the year Marketplace (NPR) The economists’ word of the year Sasha Indarte of the Wharton School says that economic uncertainty can cause people to postpone choices like spending, buying homes, how much to save, and how much to invest.
When does your brain think something is worth the wait? ARS Technica When does your brain think something is worth the wait? Research by Joe Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that subjects with damage to certain regions of the prefrontal cortex are less likely to wait things out.
Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why CNN Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here’s why A study led by Louise H. Moncla of the School of Veterinary Medicine suggests that wild birds are an emerging reservoir for North America’s bird flu virus and that surveillance of migrating birds is critical to stopping future outbreaks.
Has RSV vaccine hesitancy subsided? U.S. News & World Report Has RSV vaccine hesitancy subsided? A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that more Americans believe in the effectiveness of vaccines developed to protect newborns and seniors against RSV.
Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI The Irish Times (Dublin) Bosses struggle to police workers’ use of AI Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that workers who privately use generative AI to accelerate their work might not be willing to admit it.
Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump? The New York Times Europe has a leadership vacuum. How will it handle Trump? Amy Gutmann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that Germany is front and center in the economic problems currently afflicting Europe.