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Anuja Dokras of the Perelman School of Medicine explains, “It was considered a gynecologic condition affecting women’s health. And over the last two to three decades, my research and other international researchers have shown that this condition is not just about reproduction.”

Lu Liu of the Wharton School says mortgage rates are unlikely to decline substantially in the near term.

“Even though [Diet Coke and Coke Zero] are calorically the same thing, there’s a completely different story that’s being told,” says Americus Reed II of the Wharton School.

“When we warm up our feet by wearing socks, the blood vessels under the skin dilate not just in the feet but everywhere,” says Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine.

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says a “100% AI generated story just won the Commonwealth prize for the Caribbean region,” calling it “a Turing test of sorts.”

“More than 6,000 students were on hand for the school's 270th commencement ceremony at Franklin Field. President Larry Jameson offered remarks to the audience and led the proceedings. Historian and bestselling author, Michael Beschloss, delivered the Commencement address.”

Peter Conti-Brown and Kevin Webach of the Wharton School co-authored an opinion piece explaining why AI Frontier labs should have expert bodies to supervise risk, similar to those of bank examiners.

Speaking about microplastics, Samantha McBride of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says, “The more that you're exposed to, the more it stays in your body. And at this point, we are now learning all of the new, different effects that this might have on human health.”

Courtney Schreiber of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy, and the findings from this analysis demonstrate how vulnerable the patients are to breaks in the system.”

“Many patients with Parkinson’s disease are diagnosed in the early stages, when symptoms are relatively mild, but there is currently no treatment that slows the progression,” explains Alice Chen‑Plotkin of the Perelman School of Medicine.