Oncology & Cancer
Music demonstrated to alleviate cancer patients' symptoms
We've all heard of laughter being the best medicine, but what about music?
Aug 17, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers measure how our brain reacts to Google Glass
"Smart" eyewear—that can integrate augmented reality with your own, feed you live information about your surroundings and even be used in the operating room—is no longer the stuff of science fiction.
Aug 11, 2016
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Medical research
Researchers reveal how an inflammatory response to ceramic scaffolds promotes bone regeneration
In their mission to design new biomaterials that promote tissue regeneration, Drexel University researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.
Jul 29, 2016
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Medical research
By inducing cellular autophagy, researchers prevent lung injury in mice
By triggering a process called autophagy—in which cells literally engulf their own insides —researchers from Drexel University and Yale University were able to decrease lung injury in mice that were exposed to high concentrations ...
Jul 19, 2016
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Health
Soft drink, soft price: Soda prices found to be significantly low
A Drexel University study found that huge disparities exist between the cost of sugary soft drinks and the price of the healthier alternative milk—differences that could be reduced by taxes like the one just approved in ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight-loss technologies train the brain to resist temptation
Can a computer game train your brain to resist sweets?
Jun 30, 2016
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Genetics
Researchers explore epigenetic influences of chronic pain
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent, disabling and expensive public health crises in the United States. It affects more than 100 million Americans, with annual costs estimated at $635 billion, says a 2014 report from ...
Jun 21, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
At any skill level, making art reduces stress hormones
Whether you're Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related hormones in your body.
Jun 15, 2016
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Neuroscience
Origin of a myth: The second trauma cure for amnesia
Quick, when Fred Flintstone had a bowling ball fall on his head that made him forget who he was, what was the way to fix him again?
Jun 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What the New York Times gets wrong about PTSD
Believe it or not, both the public and policy-makers often get their ideas from the media. When those ideas are formed about something as serious and impactful as posttraumatic stress disorder, it's important for the media ...
May 19, 2016
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