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To the dismay of its advocates and the delight of its critics, Phusion Projects announced Tuesday that it will remove caffeine, guarana and taurine from Four Loko, eliminating three of the four contributors to the popular beverage's now-infamous name.
Alzheimer’s disease currently affects 5.3 million Americans — a number that increases every 70 seconds, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. In response, an ongoing Penn study — whose latest results were published in October in the Journal of Neuroscience — aims “to do something substantive and serious about this epidemic,” Institute on Aging Director and Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research Co-Director John Trojanowski said.
With a rise in alcohol-related student transports to the hospital this fall, various University institutions are hoping to make on- and off-campus parties safer.
Dubbed a “blackout in a can,” Four Loko has found its way on to college campuses nationwide since its debut in 2008. But in the wake of recent hospitalizations, students and experts alike are questioning whether the alcoholic energy drink is worth a trip to the emergency room.
In a tight race for one of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats, Republican candidate Pat Toomey defeated Democratic candidate Joe Sestak by 51 to 49 percent of the statewide vote, with 99 percent of districts reporting. GOP candidate Tom Corbett won the governor’s race over Democrat Dan Onorato by a 9-percent margin.
WASHINGTON — A glimpse at the National Mall on Saturday might suggest that people turned out to voice their opinions on issues ranging from marijuana to immigration, bears to pirates. They waved signs with messages like “my taxes aren’t as high as I am” and “run marathons, not deficits.”
Offering a unique approach to alcohol abuse, a new campus-wide support group is calling for moderation over abstinence.
Targeting the Mexican community of South Philadelphia, Puentes de Salud — Spanish for “Bridges of Health” — is building bridges to better health in more ways than one.
In an effort to approach student stress from a fresh angle, Counseling and Psychological Services is studying methods of having students — rather than professionals — help their peers.
The U.S. Department of Defense granted researchers from Penn, Columbia University and Duke University $6.25 million to study blast waves on brain behavior — “the 21st-century signature injury for warfare,” according to neurology professor D. Kacy Cullen.
Student Health Service officials want to know if you have time for a “quickie” — but they’re referring to flu shots.
Thursday, students and faculty lined up at the ARCH building for the first of three flu clinics sponsored by Student Health Service.
With $1.5-million grants sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, two Penn professors will make their research interests — ranging from obesity to nanowire technology — into realities.
The viral circulation of a PowerPoint presentation detailing the sexual encounters of a recent Duke University graduate brings up a host of legal and social issues surrounding new media.
In an effort to “accelerate the pace of drug discovery” targeting Parkinson’s disease, Penn is joining 17 other institutions in a study to determine biological markers of the disease, according to associate professor of Neurology Andrew Siderowf.
Penn’s School of Medicine is one of 22 institutions nationwide participating in a clinical trial for a procedure that may offer high-risk heart patients a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.
What appear to be words taken from a science textbook are in fact musical lyrics. Sing them to the tune of The Little Mermaid’s “Kiss the Girl,” add a few sopranos and tenors, and you have UltraSounds, a Penn a cappella group composed solely of medical students.
Before flu season kicks into full gear, Penn’s Student Health Service will be offering three flu vaccine clinics on campus in October.
Imaging Biometrics, a medical visualization software company, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Penn regarding a tumor evaluation technology created by radiology professor Jayaram Udupa.
With a $1.1 million National Institutes of Health-sponsored grant and support from Guatemala’s vice president, the Penn Epidemiology Program will bring together researchers from both the University and Guatemala to better address the developing country’s chronic health issues.