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News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania Oct. 29, 2009
Penn Current Home Latest News Research Features Interviews Ask Benny News Briefs At Work With For the Record Out and About Publication Schedule RSS Feeds Penn Current is on Twitter What's On Event listings Private Detective Cici McNair talks about her book, "Detectives Don't Wear Seat Belts," at 6 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Penn Bookstore. What do you think? Send us your ideas and comments to current@pobox.upenn.edu Penn Current Editorial Staff Manager of Internal Communications: Tanya Barrientos Managing Editor: Heather A. Davis Staff Writer: Greg Johnson	Research Battling painful side effects from cancer treatment A team of Penn researchers has found a way to identify breast cancer survivors who are most at risk for painful side effects from a cancer treatment drug. Read more ... How the sofa changed the world Joan DeJean says many of the things that we associate with comfort—private bedrooms and baths, cotton clothing, indoor toilets and padded furniture—came into being in France between 1670 and 1765. Read more ... Foreclosures take an emotional toll A Penn political scientist looked at how public health is faring in the current economic crisis, and found people have been affected both physically and economically. Read more ... Societal problems, personal solutions Penn Law Professor Amy Wax asserts that most of what ails black America today lies outside the power of others to fix. It is, she says, up to African Americans to help themselves. Read more ... More Current Research A vet’s view of animal research Emotions help us prioritize friends Inside the minds of casino customers Understanding the root causes of autism The dark side of setting goals Network structure affects outcome Tracing the history of cleanliness The brain is more likely to learn when the ‘unexpected’ happens Questions about ‘aversive’ training Genetics study: Africans have keener sensitivity to bitter tastes The benefits of cohabitation	Search Penn Current View Current Archives Other Useful Sites Penn Homepage Penn Digest News Center Research at Penn Arts at Penn Penn@Work U@Penn Jobs@Penn Staff Directory Campus Maps Library Transportation College of Liberal and Professional Studies University Archives Penn Athletics Penn Recreation Human Resources Almanac World Cafe Live University City District Quoted Recently "One of the areas they are going to have difficulty with is just gripping the ball. With cold weather you usually have decreased touch and sensation and sometimes just getting a grip on the ball creates a problem not only for pitchers but also for position players." —Brian Sennett, chief of sports medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, on the pitfalls of playing baseball in football weather. (KYW1060.com, Oct. 10, 2009)