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Drexel food lab cooks up solutions to food waste problem
Even though many Americans go hungry and few are eating enough fruits and vegetables, more than a billion pounds of produce are discarded ...
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Bucks County dementia advocate allowed to return to meetings
A local Alzheimer’s patient and activist who was banned from entering federal buildings after making a controversial statement is n ...
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ListenRutgers scientists probe pregnancy’s ‘clock’ to fight premature birth
One of every nine babies in the U.S. is born at least three weeks early. Small and weak, those premature infants are at risk for breathin ...
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ListenMost HIV-positive moms in Philadelphia forgo treatment after pregnancy
Doctors and hospitals have gotten very good at preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to babies during birth — just 2 percent of i ...
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ListenTemple expects to save $39 million in GE Healthcare deal
General Electric has struck a deal with Temple University to become the nearly exclusive provider of radiology equipment and services for ...
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Proposed permit for Salem nuclear keeps old cooling tech, angering environmentalists
Under new pending regulations, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection ...
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For teens, mastering driving safely is a simulator ride away [photos]
After teenagers get their driver’s license, often another rite of passage soon follows – their first car crash. In many cases, it ...
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ListenFDA approves female libido pill, but includes safety warnings
There’s now a pill for women with little interest in sex. On Tuesday, the ...
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Penn-Inovio DNA vaccine prevents MERS infection in monkeys
A synthetic DNA vaccine has successfully triggered an immune response in rhesus macaques and protects the animals from Middle East Respir ...
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ListenSexting linked to sexual satisfaction, finds Drexel survey
Sexting has a bad reputation. To many, it brings to mind illicit activity or the downfall of politician Anthony Weiner. Teens who send se ...
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Delaware scientist gets to the heart of watermelon malady
Have you ever cut open a watermelon, only to find stunning psychedelic designs seemingly borrowed from decades past? The patterns can be ...
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When moles go bad: Penn scientists identify commonly lost protein that protects against melanoma
The vast majority of moles — whether embraced as a beauty mark or disdained as a blemish — are harmless. But on occasion, they can be ...
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