Annuities are looking good right now. So why aren’t people buying them?
A paper co-authored by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School suggests that when 401(k) plan holders turn 67 years of age, 20% of the value of their account over a $250,000 threshold should automatically convert into an income annuity.
Tackling brain conditions, says psychology professor Nicole Rust, requires thinking about the brain not as a domino chain but as a complex dynamical system with feedback loops.
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‘Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders—and How We Can Change That’
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Who, What, Why: Xiao Schutte Ke on Tibetan pastoralists and citizen science
Kampton Kam secured an eighth place finish in high jump.
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Kam earns First Team All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships
Benjamin “Kyle” Potter demonstrates how the OPRA implant (Integrum LLC), which is FDA-approved for osseointegration following transfemoral amputation, fits into the AXOR II failsafe device, directly linking a patient's residual bone to an external prosthesis.
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New chair of Orthopaedics starts a new chapter in a lifetime of service
In Philadelphia, breast cancer survivors paddle toward wellness together with dragon boat racing
Catherine Hagele, a breast cancer survivor who works at Penn Medicine, is spotlighted.
Why aren’t markets reacting to immigration policy the way they did to trade policy?
In a Q&A, Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School discusses five positive economic impacts of immigration.
Why is the homeless population getting so much older?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice outlines the factors that have caused homelessness to increase among the elderly.
A boy’s hands were amputated when he was 12. Now 29, he feels ‘whole again’ following a double hand transplant: ‘Medical marvel’
A young Swiss man returns to Penn Medicine after receiving a double hand transplant.
Are you getting the best deal? Try this hack when grocery shopping
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that taking a closer look at the unit price of an item can help people decide whether buying bigger or store brand provides the best value.