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Health & Science

We're tethered to our brothers and sisters as adults far longer than we are as children; our sibling relationships, in fact, are the longest-lasting family ties we have. (Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Health

Here’s to grown-up siblings and the ties that bind

There's probably a biological explanation for the intensity of the sibling bond.

6 years ago

David Hlubik, 23, inspects the branch of a hazelnut tree, one of thousands at a Rutgers University research center in Cream Ridge, N.J. (Grant Hill for WHYY)
Science

Are hazelnuts New Jersey’s next big cash crop?

One Rutgers researcher brought his work home in the hopes of preserving his family farm for years to come.

6 years ago

Workers bring in the harvest at Pine Island Cranberry farm in Chatsworth, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Science

Love N.J. cranberries? Thank the resilience of the Pinelands

Commercial cranberry farming can be rough on the environment, but there's new research finding New Jersey's industry might not be so bad.

Air Date: November 27, 2019

Listen 13:17
A food allergy, sensitivity, or intolerance can make the difference between passing the mashed potatoes — and passing on them. (JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

‘Extend a little grace’ — Navigating food allergies and sensitivities at Thanksgiving

How to keep stressful dietary discussions off the holiday menu.

6 years ago

Solar panels at Chile's Quilapilún energy plant are part of a joint venture by Chile and China. China has been investing heavily in renewable energy technology. (Esteban Felix/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

Greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, U.N. report says

Greenhouse gas emissions have risen steadily for the past decade despite the current and future threat posed by climate change, according to a new United Nations report.

6 years ago

Bottom left: Jeremy Lapedis, Ethan Gillett, Anna Fishman. Bottom right:  Jake Scobey-Thal and Maria Alexander, summer of 2005 after our senior year of high school. (Image courtesy of Maria Alexander).
The Pulse
Health

Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming

Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.

6 years ago

Listen 06:45
Empty Coors Light beer can
Health

Frightening facts parents should know about teens and binge drinking

Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.

6 years ago

A tanker carrying liquified natural gas unloads its cargo at the port of Yokohama, Japan.  Exports of Pennsylvania shale gas began in the spring of 2018, and are expected to increase.  (Hiroo Saso)
Science

Pennsylvania’s LNG export boom heads to Japan

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

6 years ago

Listen 7:01
Jane Doe's prescription drugs, clearly labeled, were left in her Delaware County apartment building’s common mailroom. (Photos courtesy of Jane Doe)
Health

Woman sues Philadelphia pharmacy for outing her as transgender, HIV-positive

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.

6 years ago

Close Up Of Teenage Group Drinking Alcohol Together
Health

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.

6 years ago

New Jersey saw a decline in obesity among young children in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash)
Health

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.

6 years ago

Governor introduces new online clearinghouse with district-by-district information. (Kelpfish/Bigstock)
Health

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.

6 years ago

Geriatric oncologist Supriya Gupta Mohile meets with patient Jim Mulcahy at Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 
NPR
Health

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.

6 years ago

Samples of Silestone, a countertop material made of quartz. Cutting the material releases dangerous silica dust that can damage people's lungs if the exposure to the dust is not properly controlled. (Catie Dull/NPR)
NPR
Health

‘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.

6 years ago

In this photo made on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, a worker walks on top of a container of chemicals used in the making of a brine water that is then pumped below the surface in a hydraulic fracturing process to release natural gas from shale deposits at a gas well site in Zelienople, Pa. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Science

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.”

6 years ago

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