Health & Science
Zebrafish are the new lab rats
At the University of Calgary scientists say this tiny, tropical fish may be a quicker, cheaper way to find new drugs to treat epilepsy.
8 years ago
Listen 5:34New discoveries advance case for possible life on Mars
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
8 years ago
Is it important to keep lab rats happy?
Veterinarians say bored mice and rats that live in barren cages are bad test subjects.
8 years ago
When your job includes experimenting on animals
Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett says, “we have medicine and amazing treatments because of all the animal research we’ve done.”
8 years ago
Listen 4:39Hurricanes are moving more slowly, which means more damage
New research suggests slow-moving tropical storms such as Harvey are becoming more common because of global climate change.
8 years ago
Virus linked to smallmouth bass deaths in Pa.
The illness is seen as a key piece of the puzzle in population decline.
8 years ago
Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care
In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.
8 years ago
Report: U.S. high-tide flooding twice what it was 30 years ago
"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."
8 years ago
Clinic claims success in making babies with 3 parents’ DNA
Some scientists are welcoming this as a potentially exciting new option for some women.
8 years ago
Pa. Game Commission is building better bat caves
To save the bats of Pennsylvania, Greg Turner wants to build a better bat cave.
8 years ago
Listen 5:45Five South Jersey hospitals will pool info to better keep patients, docs in treatment loop
Under the new program, when a patient is admitted, a tailored care plan will pop up next to his name in the system — describing previous treatment and any preferences.
8 years ago
Daylight lasts 14 hours and 52 minutes now, and the rate at which we’re gaining daylight is slowing dramatically. The rate at which we ...
Air Date: June 4, 2018
Listen 04:43Baking soda could improve cancer treatment, study finds
It's not the first time that baking soda has been investigated as a potential aid to cancer therapy, but it’s the first study to reveal how and why it’s able to help.
8 years ago
POLL: Genealogical curiosity a top reason for DNA tests; privacy a concern
The proportion of interested people who said they or a family member had ever ordered a direct-to-consumer test was 32 percent.
8 years ago
Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the United States and many more elsewhere.
8 years ago
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