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Climate change already adding to flood risk for New Jersey coast
As the East Coast braces for a tropical storm later this week, research from Penn State and Rutgers universities suggests damaging storm ...
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ListenFor many methadone clinics, pope’s visit means closure or longer hours
In the past 30 years, the Addiction Medicine and Health Advocates treatment facility in Center City has never once had to shut its doors. ...
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Acupuncture, real or fake, works to reduce hot flashes, Penn study finds
It turns out that not all placebos are the same. In a new study testing alternative therapies to treat hot flashes, fake acupunctu ...
9 years ago
ListenMore than a quarter of Penn women report sexual assault
It’s been estimated that one in five women is sexually assaulted during college. But a ...
9 years ago
Temple scientists explore diabetes’ early roots with 6,000 calorie-a-day diet
In an experiment reminiscent of the documentary “Super Size Me,” six brave volunteers stayed bed-bound for a week at Temple U ...
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Urging students to care for the Earth, Jane Goodall visits school in Rosemont
Heading back to school can be tough, but with a visit from world-famous chimp expert Jane Goodall on Tuesday, the students at the Agnes I ...
9 years ago
Potential bed bug sighting on SEPTA bus prompts rapid response
The photo is a bit blurry, but clear enough to alarm bus riders: insects that look suspiciously like beg bugs, snuggled into the blue fab ...
9 years ago
ListenPinelands wildfire is fully contained
A wildfire burning in the New Jersey Pine Barrens is now 100 percent contained, officials said on Tuesday evening. The forest fire ...
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Molecular ‘tweezer’ blocks spread of HIV, Penn study finds
Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a tweezer-shaped molecule that prevents HIV transmission — and might o ...
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New Jersey challenges EPA’s Clean Power Plan
New Jersey is asking the EPA to reconsider its new ...
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ListenPenn immunotherapy puts leukemia patients in remission for years
An experimental personalized therapy for the most common form of leukemia has kept about a quarter of patients in a clinical trial cancer ...
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Poll finds majority of Americans view mental and physical health as equally important
A new national survey suggests attitudes about m ...
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