Eating disorders grow more prevalent and skew younger Eating disorders grow more prevalent and skew younger Experts say a team approach between clinicians and those close to the individual are necessary to properly address an eating disorder, and still, relapses are a common occurrence.
Tall people: Your hearts are at risk Tall people: Your hearts are at risk The research team reveals a strong link between the genetic variants associated with height and one’s risk for arterial fibrillation, and is among the first to demonstrate that height may be a causal—not correlated—risk factor for the condition.
Reprogramming ant ‘soldiers’ Reprogramming ant ‘soldiers’ A Penn study reveals the epigenetic pathway that controls social behavior in carpenter ants, finding that the ants reprogram up to five days after they hatch, while reprogramming was ineffective at the 10-day mark.
If you’re black and pregnant, heart disease diagnosis may come too late If you’re black and pregnant, heart disease diagnosis may come too late A Penn study finds black women are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy significantly later than white women, which likely explains disparities in outcomes.
Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Memory recall and spatial navigation elicit similar electrical activity in brain Penn neuroscientists show for the first time that low-frequency oscillations called theta waves appear in both cases, a finding that could eventually help diminish memory loss.
How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? The new NIH-funded work from researchers Dylan Tisdall of Penn Medicine and Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts and Sciences will work to develop an MRI method geared specifically to three- to five-year-olds and calculate how exposure to opioids can impede neurocognitive development of children in that age range. How does opioid exposure affect brain development in young children? That’s the question Allyson Mackey and Dylan Tisdall hope to answer, through a new grant from an NIH initiative focused on addiction research.
Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria 3D illustration of Helicobacter pylori Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria Penn researchers are the first to assess Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk among certain demographics and ethnic groups.
Tweets from Twitter users could predict loneliness Tweets from Twitter users could predict loneliness By identifying similar themes across tweets, researchers are uncovering markers that could be used to predict loneliness, something that could lead to depression, heart disease, and dementia.
Complete remission within reach for rare autoimmune disease Complete remission within reach for rare autoimmune disease The findings may inform use of the recent FDA-approved drug rituximab to better treat patients with pemphigus, a rare chronic autoimmune condition.
Mentoring circles support a journey through STEM Mentoring circles support a journey through STEM An initiative of the Biomedical Postdoctoral Council Diversity Committee has established an informal network of “mentoring circles” for postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates in STEM, with a particular emphasis on including participants from underrepresented backgrounds.