Recent Research

Beautiful aerial cityscape view of the city of Leiden, the Netherlands, after sunset at night in the blue hour
07.11.23

Light pollution at night is getting worse. How can people maintain good sleep hygiene when brightness seeps in through the windows?

Craig Griffen, Professor of Architecture in the College of Architecture and the Built Environment
06.12.23

How to build more efficient, passive homes – those that take advantage of natural and recycled warming and cooling through design and engineering – for the masses.

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05.23.23

Does discrimination slow recovery from brain trauma, can patients with long-term pain use cannabis to reduce opioid use, will blocking blood flow to cancer slow its growth?

 

05.15.23

Researchers will develop prototype modular panels and test for energy savings, resistance to weathering and market feasibility.

Daughter making blood glycemia test for diabetes check during lockdown isolation - Focus on senior woman
04.20.23

Exploring computer learning to predict Parkinson's disease progression, how the immune system becomes exhausted in HIV, and how to offer patients better diabetes care.

03.21.23

The latest on sustainability in fashion, studying what curbed the spread of COVID-19 best, and working with patients toward better assistive devices

03.08.23

From detective shows to decoding genetic data - how a Jefferson alum found her way to the world of computational research.

Series of images showing different stages of destruction of a tumor cell. 3D illustration. Can be used to illustrate effect of drugs, medicines, microbes, nanoparticles
03.02.23

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype that often fails to respond to treatments. Researchers at Jefferson Health's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) have developed a novel therapeutic strategy that could revolutionize its treatment – and are challenging scientific beliefs in the process.

02.27.23

Understanding generational trauma and how therapists can be trained to help individuals cope.

Young woman with stomachache sitting on the bed at home
02.15.23

Read the latest on the barriers to life after prison, a new treatment avenue for visceral pain, and how older people were cared for during the global pandemic.

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