A 180-year-old drug may be the fastest depression treatment ever discovered
A study by Joseph Cichon of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues has discovered that nitrous oxide can trigger a profound and immediate response in specific brain cells.
The Penn Medicine Doylestown Health campus.
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Doylestown Health joins University of Pennsylvania Health System
From left: Bhuvnesh Jain, Marylyn Ritchie, Dawn Bonnell, René Vidal, Duncan Watts, and Lynn Wu.
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AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of ‘breadth and connectivity’ at universities
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How climate change impacts food security
Absent students lead to low teacher morale
Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans
Atheendar Venkataramani of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses health stressors that affect Americans regardless of income level.
Minority bankruptcy filers less likely to get debt forgiven, study finds
Sasha Indarte of the Wharton School comments on hurdles that minorities may encounter in the bankruptcy process.
The Cory Booker endurance test
Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine comments on the physiological effects of going without sleep.
Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding
In a co-written article, Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that reflecting on a prior experience socializing and bonding with friends can help mitigate the fear of missing out.
How a century-old law could be used to assert presidential control over mass communications
Matthew L. Conaty, a doctoral candidate in the Annenberg School for Communication, discusses the historical and legal implications of a section of the Communications Act.