Behavioral Health

Wharton professor on how to really achieve your goals

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School discusses her book “How to Change,” which offers science-backed tips to turn New Year’s resolutions into reality.

Four people seated in a support group setting.

Gay men and trauma

At Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health, gay men struggling with trauma and its effects have access to care that is inclusive and accepting of all patients.

ADHD in women: Symptoms develop in childhood, but the signs are often missed

J. Russel Ramsay of the Perelman School of Medicine says that teachers and parents are more likely to recognize ADHD classroom behaviors in young boys than in girls.

How intestinal microbes affect our inclination to exercise

A team led by Christoph Thaiss of the Perelman School of Medicine has linked intestinal microbes in mice to the desire to exercise, with remarks from Nicholas Betley of the School of Arts & Sciences.

A glaring omission in the Biden strategy on nutrition: a sweetened-beverage tax

In an Op-Ed, Christina A. Roberto and Laura A. Gibson of the Leonard Davis Institute and the Perelman School of Medicine urge cities and states to pass taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Your gut bacteria may influence how motivated you are to exercise

A study by Christoph Thaiss of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues found a correlation between the amount that mice exercise and the makeup of their microbiome.

Your brain on silence

Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine says that nighttime noise pollution causes the body to excrete stress hormones and stiffen blood vessels.

Bribing folks can help them meet weight-loss goals, study finds

Karen Glanz of the Perelman School of Medicine says that financial incentives for weight-loss would only be impactful if people could keep losing weight at the same rates over a longer term.

People lost more weight when they were offered cash incentives

Colleen Tewksbury of the School of Nursing says that financial incentives could bolster tracking tools to help keep patients engaged with their weight loss.

John MacDonald and Gina South in West Philly

Abandoned house repairs reduced nearby gun violence

Installing working windows and doors, cleaning trash, and weeding at abandoned houses led to safety improvements and should be considered in efforts to create healthy communities, according to researchers from University of Pennsylvania and Columbia.

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