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Duchenne muscular dystrophy promises a bleak future. Gene therapy may change that

Hansell Stedman of the Perelman School of Medicine is developing a gene therapy based on the utrophin gene to counteract Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

When you’re finally ready to retire, consider climate change in your move

Research by Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School found that homes sales volumes fell 20% between 2013 and 2018 in low-lying Florida areas where 70% or more of the land was exposed to six feet of sea-level rise.

Understanding basics of financial literacy is a must

A paper co-written by Olivia Mitchell of the Wharton School finds that only 43% of respondents are able to correctly answer three basic questions about financial literacy.

A small lock inside toy blocks in a house shape.

How households are locked in by rising mortgage rates

A new paper co-authored by Wharton’s Lu Liu looks at why homeowners become caught in a so-called “mortgage lock-in” and how that impacts their ability to move.

Polls’ representative samples often merit skepticism

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center coordinated a recent effort by the National Academy of Sciences to recommend how to protect the integrity of survey research, taking particular aim at the phrase “representative sample.”

Where have all the nurses gone?

An analysis by Rachel French of the Perelman School of Medicine and Karen Lasater of the School of Nursing found that more than 40% of registered nurses reported high burnout, even before the pandemic. Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel is also quoted about nurse practitioners.

Tensile test for welding procedure. It, also known as tension testing, is a fundamental materials science and engineering test in which a sample is subjected to a controlled tension until failure

Repairing fractured metals for more sustainable construction

Mining, refining, and processing metals commonly used in construction are estimated to contribute around three billion tons of CO2-equivalent emissions. Now, researchers have developed a new metal-healing technique that fully restores previously unrepairable metals, presenting sustainable options for manufacturers.

Civility is on the decline, ABA civics poll finds

A 2016 survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that only a quarter of people could name all three branches of government, though that figure rose to 56% by 2021.

In an aging America, a looming shortage of home health care workers

A study led by postdoc Amanda Kreider of the Leonard Davis Institute and Perelman School of Medicine finds that the number of available home care workers has fallen by nearly 12% between 2013 and 2019.

Gloved hands clean up a collection of needles at an encampment for unhoused people.

The economics of addiction

Professor of Economics Jeremy Greenwood’s research is uncovering information about the opioid crisis, its effects on the labor shortage, and the law of unintended consequences.

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