Health & Science
Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?
Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.
4 years ago
Lower childhood obesity rates in N.J. linked to nutrition program
New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states.
4 years ago
Here’s where you can check for lead in your school’s drinking water
The Murphy administration has kept its pledge to create a new district-by-district clearinghouse for information on lead contamination in New Jersey schools’ drinking water.
4 years ago
A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results
When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.
4 years ago
‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick
Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.
4 years ago
Pa. to fund research into fracking health dangers
The research, he said, is meant to address “the concern that there is a relationship between hydraulic fracturing and childhood cancers.”
4 years ago
Delaware departments work to reduce trauma’s effects with increased training
The aim: for state employees to understand and respond to trauma’s effects, to lessen its impact and build resilience in children and adults.
4 years ago
Air Date: November 22, 2019
Listen 49:15A rare meteor shower may grace the skies tonight
Some scientists predict the Alpha Monocerotids meteor shower will be visible at 11:50 p.m. ET. However, one NASA expert is skeptical of the forecast.
4 years ago
Cranberry farmers in the Pine Barrens must strike a balance between productive farming and protecting a beloved ecosystem.
4 years ago
Listen 09:37Pennsylvania is one of three states where high school football enrollment is not in decline.
4 years ago
Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief
Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain
4 years ago
Listen 10:42Johns Hopkins researcher: Pa. should ban fracking
A scientist at Johns Hopkins University told a public health conference that Pennsylvania should ban fracking because of its impact on public health and climate change.
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50 years ago, Americans made the 2nd moon landing… Why doesn’t anyone remember?
Everyone knows about Apollo 11, the first moon landing. And about ill-fated Apollo 13. Between them is the forgotten mission — Apollo 12.
4 years ago
New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease
Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
4 years ago
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