Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...

Telehealth is about five times less expensive than in-office care for common conditions that can be treated by both types of visits, according to a new study from Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Anchored by a combined shutout in the circle from junior right-handed pitcher Bridget Nemeth and freshman southpaw Brevyn Kellepouris, the Penn State softball team rolled to a 7-0 win ...

A new study out of the University Of Pennsylvania suggests certain noises promoted to support sleep may be more harmful than we thought. Sound machines and apps that play so-called pink noise are ...

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Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines. However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of Pennsylvania ...

A majority of nurses who left bedside roles in recent years are willing to return, with adequate staffing levels cited as the main factor that would reattract them, according to a new study from ...

After rejecting tax hikes to narrow a long-term structural deficit, Foster City is commissioning a study on its real estate landscape and ways to revitalize its economic base. The City Council ...

Penn Vet scientists demonstrate that trained dogs can identify the odor of a lethal and often undetected canine cancer—raising hope for earlier screening and improved treatment outcomes. How Americans ...

PHILADELPHIA – The rollout of so-called virtual nurses in hospitals remains a mixed bag, University of Pennsylvania researchers have found in the largest survey to date on nursing care delivered ...

Jodie Foster as Lilian Steiner in "A Private Life." (Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics) She speaks in French but swears in English. It’s a cute way of clueing us in that Dr. Lilian Steiner, the American ...