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MARS 520 Simulation Successful, Penn Team Collects 75,000 Hours of Data on Fatigue, Stress

520 days ago, in June 2010, a team of six astronauts embarked on a simulated Mars mission, conducted by the State Scientific Center of the Russian Federation – Institute for Biomedical Problems (IBMP) of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On November 4, 2011, the hatch was opened in Russia and...

Missed Opportunities: College Websites Should Provide A Health Care Information Safety Net for Students

Now, a study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine is providing a different twist on how using the Internet can make a difference in the health and well-being of college students. The new study, published in this month’s issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, examines the websites of 426 colleges, including both small and large, 2- and 4-year institutions, in an effort to characterize how colleges use their web sites to educate about and promote health.

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