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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The 4 Biggest Problems With Your Fitness Tracker, According to Scientists
Mitesh Patel of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “The key point we are making is that wearable devices have received a lot of attention for their potential to change health behaviors but thus far there is little evidence to support that notion.”
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A New Year’s Resolution That Benefits Everyone: Upgrading How We Evaluate and Shape Our Food Environment
Karen Glanz of the School of Nursing and the Perelman School of Medicine is cited for working with fellow researchers to create a tool to measure the nutritional quality of a food environment.
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Audio: Brain Scans May Help Predict Future Problems, and Solutions
Caryn Lerman of the Perelman School of Medicine talks about researching smoking cessation.
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Most Heart Attacks in Young Women Preventable – by Following 6 Habits
Chileshe Nkonde-Price of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “This is a real shift in the cardiovascular community to look upstream and to ask what can we do to prevent risk factors.”
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The Science Behind Soothing, Stressful, and Sleep-inducing Sounds
Maria Geffen of the Perelman School of Medicine explains how sound works.
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Drug May Help Fight Obesity
Thomas Wadden of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the history of weight-loss drugs.
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How to Keep Your Resolutions
Kevin Volpp of the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School and Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School write about keeping New Year’s resolutions.
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New Brain-Imaging Approach Could Help Smokers Quit
Caryn Lerman of the Perelman School of Medicine is spotlighted for researching a new brain-imaging approach that could help with smoking cessation.
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Penn Doctor Going Back for Second Tour Fighting Ebola in Africa
Trish Henwood of the Perelman School of Medicine is featured for continuing work in an Ebola treatment unit in Liberia.
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Audio: Brainy or Brawny? For Ants, It Comes Down to More Than DNA
Daniel Simola, Roberto Bonasio and Shelley Berger of the Perelman School of Medicine are highlighted for research in ant epigenetics.