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Lucy Kibe examines patient Sherri Robinson at St. Elizabeth Wellness Center
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The expanding role of the physician assistant

If you’ve ever gotten health care, for anything really, you’ve more than likely been helped at some point in a critical way b ...

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The complex science of chocolate

Biting midge flies may be one of several insects that help chocolate plants turn flowers into fruit. This month, in Philadelphia, ...

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The Pulse – October 3, 2014

Chances are, in all your visits to the doctor, you’ve been helped, at least once, by a physician assistant, or PA. As new patients ...

Air Date: October 3, 2014

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(Todd Bookman/for The Pulse)
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Fusing art with technology – an experiment in developing opera for the 21st Century

Can an art form like opera, almost synonymous with the past, take advantage of modern technology, like the internet and smartphones? ...

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At 30,000 feet, tomato juice simply tastes different than at sea level. (Claus Ableiter/Creative Commons)
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Why do we drink tomato juice on planes?

Ever get the urge to drink a glass of tomato juice on a flight? You aren’t alone, and there’s a scientific explanation why. ...

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Dr. Ken Veit
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Osteopathic medical field hits a growth spurt

Who, exactly, are doctors of osteopathic medicine, and how are they different from other doctors? Most people who have been to a h ...

11 years ago

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Al Ortega and Amy Fleischer
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At Villanova, working to slim the power-hungry ‘cloud’

Data centers — both the big server farms that house “The Cloud” and the small systems storing company data — ...

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Alyse Nichols helps her grandmother
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Fighting diabetes is a family matter for teen and her grandmother

How one teenager encourages her grandmother to make healthier lifestyle choices in light of a chronic disease. Alyse Nichols is so ...

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The Pulse – September 26, 2014

Usually, when we talk about climate change, we’re talking about things that might or might not happen 50 or 100 years from now. But ...

Air Date: September 26, 2014

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Michelle Kondo is a research scientist with USDA Forest Service. She uses spatial epidemiology and health geography methods to evaluate health and safety effects of urban sustainability programs and projects. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse

Does urban greening boost public health?

Philadelphia has invested in dozens of urban greening projects to prevent stormwater runoff. Now a team of mapmakers and data analysts is ...

11 years ago

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(Photo courtesy of Bethany Brookshire/Society for Science & the Public)
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How science plays a role in baking the perfect cookie

Dr. Bethany Brookshire wants people to get excited about science — and what better way to excite people than the possibility of consumi ...

11 years ago

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Sea level rise spells salty future for coastal farms

On a warm late-summer day, Delaware farmer Frank Webb stood on a bare patch of dirt in the middle of his Kent County farm. He poin ...

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A researcher at McMaster University adjusts a net of electrodes on a participant's head. The device measures electroencephalography (EEG) responses within the brain
The Pulse

Why lower notes hold the key to rhythm

Turns out the bass is the driving force in music for a reason. Each song may have its own unique sonic fingerprint, but researcher ...

11 years ago

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Jerry O'Leary leads a musc therapy class in a song at NewCourtland LIFE in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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When music becomes therapy for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression

Music therapist Jerry O’Leary greeted his class at NewCourtland LIFE, a senior day center, with a promise to play some old favorite ...

11 years ago

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In this artist concept provided by NASA
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Scientists to search Martian atmosphere for signs of life

NASA’s latest mission to the Red Planet focuses on water vapor in the outer atmosphere. This week was a big one for the Red ...

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