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Dessa went looking for the source of love in her brain, and then turned to the frontiers of neuroscience to try and heal a broken heart. (NPR's Skunk Bear YouTube)
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This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex

Clinicians have used neurofeedback to try and treat all kinds of mental health issues, and they say they've seen some positive results.

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Residents in Ellendale, Delaware, voted Saturday to have public water. For decades, many have contended with smelly, discolored water from wells. (Courtesy of Jean Holloway)
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Residents of rural Delaware town approve public water system

A previous vote fell short. This time around, Ellendale residents OK'd a referendum 81-21.

8 years ago

People ride bikes and walk the Atlantic City boardwalk Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2016.
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N.J. lawmaker wants to expand smoking ban to boardwalks, marinas, racetracks

Proposal follows smoking prohibition at state beaches and parks taking effect in 2019.

8 years ago

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Only Pluto Knows For Sure

A group of researchers, including the Principle Investigator for the New Horizons program, Alan Stern, have found that after a review of ...

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Daily low-dose aspirin can be of help to older people with an elevated risk for a heart attack. But for healthy older people, the risk outweighs the benefit. (Bruno Ehrs/Getty Images)
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Study: A daily baby aspirin has no benefit for healthy older people

There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.

8 years ago

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To manage dementia well, start with the caregivers

One of the most important aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias is understanding the diseases.

8 years ago

A man peers from his flooded home in Lumberton, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Florence death toll swells as rivers rise

"The risk to life is rising with the angry waters," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared as the storm's death toll climbed to 15.

8 years ago

Ornamental St. Johns Wort, found in The Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden located at The Mütter Museum, was used to treat depression. Early herbalists found it to have a calming affect. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
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Mütter gives new life to Founding Father’s medicinal garden

The garden is visible from the iron fence that fronts the museum on 22nd Street near Market.

8 years ago

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Avalon's new weather station is mounted high above rooflines for accurate information (Borough of Avalon)
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Avalon adds high-tech weather equipment for real-time storm information

Avalon has invested in tracking equipment that will allow it to make weather conditions easily available to residents of the borough at t ...

8 years ago

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus.
(Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
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Scientists study barn owls to understand why people with ADHD struggle to focus

Kids with ADHD are easily distracted. Barn owls are not.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown holds up a test to check for excessive salt in food. A new city law requires restaurants to warn diners of high-sodium menu items. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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New law orders Philly restaurants to warn diners of high sodium

Philadelphia is only the second major city in the country to require sodium warnings.

8 years ago

Guthrie Medical Group executive David Hall speaks before the House Professional Licensure Committee, advocating for proposed Senate Bill 780, which would regulate telemedicine and require insurers to cover it. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
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Telemedicine bill draws support from providers, concern from insurers

The bill has already passed in the state senate and will go up for a vote in the house of representatives during the fall legislative session.

8 years ago

Residents in Ellendale, Delaware, voted Saturday to have public water. For decades, many have contended with smelly, discolored water from wells. (Courtesy of Jean Holloway)
Health

Ellendale residents to vote on public water system for Delaware town

The well water has tested positive for high levels of nitrates and iron. There’s discoloration and also a possible bacterial contamination in some of the shallow wells.

8 years ago

A work truck drives on Hwy 24 as the wind from Hurricane Florence blows palm trees in Swansboro N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (Tom Copeland/AP Photo)
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Florence close to landfall in N. Carolina

The powerful storm already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power.

8 years ago

Needles are bundled in tens for Philadelphia's Prevention Point's exchange program. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Camden may revive controversial needle-exchange program

Camden's new mayor approves of needle exchange location for the short term, but wants the program to find a permanent home elsewhere.

8 years ago

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