These people lost their sense of taste. Are GLP-1s to blame?
Richard Doty and colleagues at Penn Medicine found that 85% of people on GLP-1s lost some of their sense of taste.
Wall Street rides an AI-fueled rally that has pushed major indices to new highs that’s driven largely by a handful of dominant tech firms. As enthusiasm around artificial intelligence reshapes markets and concentrates risk, questions are mounting about whether the surge reflects durable growth or the familiar shape of a speculative bubble. Wharton finance crises expert Itay Goldstein explains how bubbles form, why they can be so dangerous, and what today’s AI boom shares—and does not—with past market madness like the one described in “The Big Short.”
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Is there an AI bubble and what happens if it bursts?
Could Philly’s $2 billion bet on housing help cut gun violence?
A 2023 study from the Leonard Davis Institute found that equipping clusters of abandoned homes with new doors reduces gun crime compared to clusters of houses that received no remediation.
What can older adults do to overcome isolation during winter?
Nancy Hodgson of the School of Nursing and Katherine Cotter of the School of Arts & Sciences comment on loneliness among senior citizens.
Jared Richardson and Netinho Olivieri earn FCS All-America Recognition from Associated Press
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Reflecting on Jane Austen, 250 years after her birth
Virtual nursing programs in hospitals fall short of expectations
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Improving treatment for an autoimmune bleeding condition
The street of the future isn’t just for cars—it’s designed for life
In an opinion essay, Yadan Luo of the Weitzman School of Design writes that an innovation in Chinatown that uses a movable market stall to turn a roadway into a pedestrian plaza could create temporary community spaces throughout the city.
How Mayor Brandon Scott curbed violent crime in Baltimore
In the first 18 months of an anti-crime program in Baltimore, there were significant reductions in homicides and shootings, according to Penn’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab.