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Penn Researchers Attach Lyme Disease Antibodies to Nanotubes

Penn Researchers Attach Lyme Disease Antibodies to Nanotubes

Early diagnosis is critical in treating Lyme disease. However, nearly one quarter of Lyme disease patients are initially misdiagnosed because currently available serological tests have poor sensitivity and specificity during the early stages of infection.

Evan Lerner

Penn Research: Quitting Marshmallow Test Can Be a Rational Decision

Penn Research: Quitting Marshmallow Test Can Be a Rational Decision

A psychological experiment known as “the marshmallow test” has captured the public’s imagination as a marker of self control and even as a predictor of future success. This test shows how well children can delay gratification, a trait that has been shown to be as important to scholastic performance as traditional IQ.

Evan Lerner

Penn Student and Four Alums Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowships

Penn Student and Four Alums Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowships

Marissa Nicosia, a doctoral candidate in English at the University of Pennsylvania, and four alumni are recipients of Rare Book School Mellon Fellowships in Critical Bibliography for early-career scholars.

Jacquie Posey

Penn Prof Unpacks the Zoot Suit in “Thinking With the Past” Lecture

Penn Prof Unpacks the Zoot Suit in “Thinking With the Past” Lecture

The zoot suit is remembered as a “killer-diller” men’s suit of a long bygone era, but it was more than just a fashion statement, as research by Kathy Peiss, a University of Pennsylvania historian, shows. 

Jacquie Posey

Penn Researchers Show that Suppressing the Brain’s “Filter” Can Improve Performance in Creative Tasks

Penn Researchers Show that Suppressing the Brain’s “Filter” Can Improve Performance in Creative Tasks

The brain’s prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories from interfering with a task at hand. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that inhibiting this filter can boost performance for tasks in which unfiltered, creative thoughts present an advantage.

Evan Lerner