October 2026
STI Screening During Pregnancy Reduces Preterm Birth Risk by 23%
A clinical trial found that screening and treating pregnant patients for common STIs reduced the risk of preterm birth by 23%. Researchers from the University…
Light-activated opioid painkiller may work without dangerous side effects
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania have developed a light-activated opioid painkiller that can be controlled with different light frequencies, potentially…
AI Tool Introduced to Detect Media Bias and Inform Voters
In 2024, the University of Pennsylvania launched the Media Bias Detector, an AI tool designed to objectively analyze media coverage across different outlets. This initiative…
AI-Based Interface Enhances Real-Time Epilepsy Monitoring for Patients
A team at the University of Pennsylvania developed an AI-based interface for real-time communication between epilepsy patients and monitoring devices, significantly improving seizure detection. This…
Public Health Strategies Against Cigarettes Could Inform Firearm Appeal Reduction
A paper from the Annenberg Public Policy Center suggests that public health strategies used to reduce cigarette smoking in the U.S. could be applied to…