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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
In an opinion essay, PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton says that gun violence needs to be part of the conversation about how smartphones and social media impact young people.
Penn In the News
César de la Fuente of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Perelman School of Medicine says that Neanderthal DNA provides insights into human evolution, population dynamics, and genetic adaptations, including correlations with traits such as immunity and susceptibility to diseases.
Penn In the News
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.
Penn In the News
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.
Penn In the News
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that without a functioning insurance market there’s no functioning mortgage market or housing market.
Penn In the News
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.
Penn In the News
Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that it’s basically impossible to take out a mortgage without having an insurance policy.
Penn In the News
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.
Penn In the News
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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Carlo Siracusa of the School of Veterinary Medicine discusses the meaning and varying moods behind cats’ tails.