
Health & Science
Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 36:03Newly discovered? A purple planet! Actually, the color suggestion is just speculation based on the planet’s expected chemical compo ...
Air Date: April 30, 2018
Listen 06:11Penn State researchers join international effort to study Antarctic ‘doomsday’ glacier
7 years ago
To treat depression when drugs fail, CHOP researchers begin search for solutions in mice brains
Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.
7 years ago
Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...
7 years ago
Are we prepared for a killer flu epidemic?
Humanity's ability to stop a flu pandemic has changed little in the past century.
7 years ago
NASA Mars mission faces setback after heat shield cracks under pressure
A critical part of NASA's next $2 billion rover mission to Mars broke during testing earlier this month.
7 years ago
Benzodiazepines: America’s ‘other prescription drug problem’
The problem with benzos, as they're also known, is that they're highly addictive medications, both physically and psychologically.
7 years ago
Scientists mobilize to account for rise in mange among Pa. bears
Bears in Pennsylvania are struggling with mange they can't seem to kick. Scientists are studying what's unique about the disease in the state.
7 years ago
Diabetes costs more healthcare dollars than any other disease in the United States. But beyond the huge financial price tag — diabetes ...
Air Date: April 27, 2018
Listen 48:55Center City’s first pot dispensary set to open this fall
Until now, any operating dispensaries have been in the suburbs.
7 years ago
How diabetes has shaped my life — two perspectives
Catherine Price has Type 1 diabetes; Keysha Brooker has Type 2. As part of The Pulse’s “The Cost of Diabetes” episode, we invited them to our studio to meet.
7 years ago
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