LeBow College of Business marketing professor YanLiu Huang, PhD, shares her insights on how artificial intelligence will affect holiday shopping this season.
Is it Time to Sunset Hats’ UV Protection Claims?
Erum N. Ilyas, MD, interim chair of dermatology in the College of Medicine and colleagues sort out these questions in a recently published article in The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology. The teamfound that those UPF claims — which refer to the hat’s ability to block UV — aren’t really that reliable for consumers seeking protection from the sun’s rays.
Q+A: Eating Disorders and Body Image: Two Overlooked Problems for Men
The growing popularity of weight-loss medications like GLP-1s has triggered a broad reevaluation of the driving forces behind our relationship with food. As a result, researchers are also taking a fresh look at the neurological and psychological drivers of eating disorders — including binge-spectrum eating disorders, which affect approximately 2.8 million adults in the United States.
Q+A: Making Sure the AI Guiding Transportation Planning Doesn’t Leave Some Riders Stranded
In the aftermath of the pandemic, changes in people’s travel patterns and public transportation use have led regional transit organizations to reexamine their resource allocation. Many have turned to artificial intelligence and machine learning programs […]
Q+A: Will New European Union Regulations Impact Your Gel Manicure?
Earlier this month, the European Union announced a ban on a typical ingredient used in manicures and pedicures, classifying it as “carcinogenic, mutagenic, or toxic to reproduction.”
Q+A: Transition Pathways Celebrates PA’s Department of Labor & Industry InVEST Program Milestone
Jessica Sances, assistant director of Program Development and Evaluation in Transition Pathways, shared with the Drexel News Blog why the InVEST initiative is important for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Q+A: How One Family Medicine Doctor is Approaching Vaccination This Fall
Although the telltale signs of fall are already approaching – leaves changing, a chill in the air, kids going back to school – one harbinger of the season might look a little different this year: vaccine recommendations.
What News Media Gets Right and Wrong about SNAP Eligibility
Considering the importance of media coverage to SNAP’s success, is this coverage fair and comprehensive? Researchers at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health set out to answer this question, recently publishing an article in the journal Health Affairs Scholar that analyzed 84 news stories from 1997 through 2022 about a measure of SNAP eligibility.
Q+A: How Hot is Too Hot for Indoor Living?
With summer months approaching, soon too will household battles over thermostat temperatures. A new research review, authored by Drexel University public health researchers, looking at 29 papers, spanning five continents, may inform these debates with insights on how indoor temperatures impact health.
Q+A: A New Path to Holistic Health Care: How is Mindfulness Meditation Helping Nurses?
Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions has created a 10‐week graduate-level “Mindfulness Meditation” class. The course is setting new standards — not only in reducing stress and burnout among students, but also in equipping future health care practitioners with essential self-care tools – to create a better education path to prepare nurses holistically.