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Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognition

Rising CO2 causes more than a climate crisis, according to a study from Penn and CU Boulder. It may directly harm our ability to think.

A link between obesity and sleep loss may lie in studying worm metabolism

Penn researchers find microscopic worms offer a surprisingly good model for studying how metabolism regulates sleep in humans and other mammals.

Ramon Diaz-Arrastia is ‘at the uncharted frontier of brain science and traumatic injury’

The Presidential Professor of neurology in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, who began his post in 2016, is an innovative traumatic brain injury researcher.

Drug found to trigger the ‘energy balance’ system for appetite suppression

Penn researchers show how the FDA-approved drug liraglutide interacts with a distinct set of neurons in the brain’s “energy balance” system to suppress appetite.

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Schizophrenic no more: Two subcategories in the brain redefine a blanket diagnosis

In a study of more than 300 patients from three continents, a second type of schizophrenia was discovered by observing brain matter that looks healthy, but with increased volumes of gray matter in the basal ganglia.

Machine learning identifies personalized brain networks in children

A Penn study shows variability among children’s neural anatomy which may inform personalized treatments for psychiatric disorders.

Lab-grown brain organoids, rapidly deployed, can fight glioblastomas

Glioblastoma organoids grown from patients’ own glioblastoma tissue can be used to investigate personalized treatment approaches in time-sensitive cases.

Surprise to some parents, adolescent brains ARE wired for self-control

A Penn study shows developing brain networks support cognition in youth, from decision-making and self-control to complex thought.

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An Alzheimer’s research pioneer, right here at Penn

Virginia Man-Yee Lee, a professor and researcher at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the 2020 recipient of a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, earning $3 million for her innovative, inspiring work that could one day cure various neurodegenerative diseases.

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Justified and unjustified movie violence evoke different brain responses

In a new study, researchers at Penn find that scenes of unjustified and justified violence in movies activate different parts of the adolescent brain.

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