4/22
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Sugar-coated gold nanoparticles could replace some antibiotics
According to a Penn Medicine study, a new therapy involving laser light and sugar-coated gold nanoparticles can reduce tooth decay and infected wounds without needing antibiotics.
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Donald Trump’s big election problem—‘likely voters’
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that general polls feature members of the public who are expressing more of a feeling about the state of affairs, such as the economy, in comparison with voters who intend to go to the ballot box.
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Californians face ‘devastating’ insurance hikes
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that without a functioning insurance market there’s no functioning mortgage market or housing market.
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Dog respiratory illness map update: Mystery disease spreads to more states
Deborah Silverstein of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the dogs most at risk for respiratory illness are those with low immunity, such as young puppies, the unvaccinated, or older dogs, and potentially short-nosed breeds.
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Florida insurance crisis spells mortgage disaster
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that it’s basically impossible to take out a mortgage without having an insurance policy.
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Scientists find anesthetic kills cancer cells via unique mechanisms
A study led by Robert Lee of the Perelman School of Medicine found that the local anesthetic lidocaine targeted a receptor highly expressed across cancer cells.
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Neuroscientists discover new link in sleep disruption and memory
Research led by Nirinjini Naidoo of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that a chronic lack of sleep can lead to affected memory molecules and poor performance when learning new tasks.
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What your cat is trying to tell you with its tail
Carlo Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the meaning and varying moods behind cats’ tails.
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James Hansen’s new climate warning and controversial plan to cool the planet
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences disagrees with the premise of a recent climate science paper, particularly its recommendations for solar geoengineering.
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America’s headed for an interest payment crisis
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School says that interest payments will likely overcome the amount the U.S. spends on national defense within a couple years.