The inner workings of chronic pain Image: iStock/breakermaximus The inner workings of chronic pain Jessica Wojick, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biology in the School of Arts & Sciences, examines the biological experiences of pain and how to mitigate suffering.
Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry Image: iStock/onimate Unveiling the brain’s reward circuitry A new study from Penn Nursing identifies 34 subtypes of neurons in the brain that play potential roles in substance use disorders.
These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could transmit to humans Penn In the News USA Today These tiny worms live in eyes, feed on tears and could transmit to humans Researchers led by Caroline Sobotyk of the School of Veterinary Medicine found more than a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face danger from the blindness-causing worms. A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Rising second-year Sidney Wong, right, spent the summer working in the lab of Penn Vet professor Kyla Ortved, left, through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.nocred A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet. Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought Penn In the News HealthDay Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed. To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game Image: iStock/dusanpetkovic To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving. What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? Penn In the News NextCity.org What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? A study by Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues suggests that speed cameras lead to a substantial and statistically significant reduction in fatalities and crashes. If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ Penn In the News WBUR Radio (Boston) If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ According to a 2018 study from the Perelman School of Medicine, a quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year. Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes A 2021 Penn study showed that home repairs in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods led to a decrease in crime. Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments. Load More
A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Rising second-year Sidney Wong, right, spent the summer working in the lab of Penn Vet professor Kyla Ortved, left, through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.nocred A summer researching equine osteoarthritis and a potential treatment Through the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program, rising second-year Sidney Wong has conducted research in the lab of Kyla Ortved at Penn Vet.
Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought Penn In the News HealthDay Dementia may not be as common among Parkinson’s patients as thought A study by Daniel Weintraub of the Perelman School of Medicine suggests that dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson’s and is actually less common than presumed. To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game Image: iStock/dusanpetkovic To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving. What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? Penn In the News NextCity.org What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? A study by Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues suggests that speed cameras lead to a substantial and statistically significant reduction in fatalities and crashes. If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ Penn In the News WBUR Radio (Boston) If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ According to a 2018 study from the Perelman School of Medicine, a quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year. Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes A 2021 Penn study showed that home repairs in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods led to a decrease in crime. Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments. Load More
To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game Image: iStock/dusanpetkovic To get drivers to put down their phones, make it a game A large trial of strategies to reduce distracted driving presented by Penn Medicine experts show that those that were “gamified” yielded a lasting reduction in handheld phone usage while driving.
What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? Penn In the News NextCity.org What happened to crash rates when one state legalized speed cameras? A study by Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues suggests that speed cameras lead to a substantial and statistically significant reduction in fatalities and crashes. If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ Penn In the News WBUR Radio (Boston) If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ According to a 2018 study from the Perelman School of Medicine, a quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year. Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes A 2021 Penn study showed that home repairs in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods led to a decrease in crime. Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments. Load More
If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ Penn In the News WBUR Radio (Boston) If you’re not getting a good night’s rest, it might be time for sleep ‘physical therapy’ According to a 2018 study from the Perelman School of Medicine, a quarter of Americans develop acute insomnia every year. Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes A 2021 Penn study showed that home repairs in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods led to a decrease in crime. Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments. Load More
Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes Penn In the News Philadelphia Citizen Want students to succeed? Give them safe homes A 2021 Penn study showed that home repairs in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods led to a decrease in crime. Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments.
Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses Image: iStock/Antonio_Diaz Uncovering the extent and drivers of burnout among Hispanic nurses School of Nursing researchers found higher rates of burnout among Hispanic nurses, driven by a younger average age and poorer work environments.