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How to motivate the wearable tech users of the future
Fitness trackers may do a decent job tracking fitness, but can they make lasting change in human behavior? A new opinion piece in ...
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It’s apparently not easy to catch shut-eye aboard the International Space Station. Lighting, constant interruptions and the ...
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‘Attacked by a macaw’…in ICD-10 there’s a code for that!
The language of medical billing hopes to cover any possible malady, no matter how obscure. Updated Sept. 10 ...
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ListenU.S. House moves to modify Obamacare with vote changing ‘ full time’ definition
Despite a veto threat from President Obama, the U.S. House Thursday passed legislation that changes the definition of full-time employee ...
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ListenVisa sale program helps investors get green cards, Philly projects a green light
Immigration isn’t just for tired, poor, huddled masses. Through a federal program that usually flies under the radar, a limited num ...
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ListenCan you predict the success of a new technology by how much buzz it gets? The tech industry has a habit of getting ahead of itself ...
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ListenNamesake of expanded testing for Pa. newborns dies of genetic disease
Just two months after Gov. Tom Corbett signed “Hannah’s Law” and two weeks before her second birthday, the Levittown gi ...
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Illuminated screens at bedtime dim chances for a good night’s rest
Curling up with a new iPad this holiday season could lead to a crummy night of sleep. New research co-authored by Penn State biobe ...
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ListenPhilly cab companies take Uber to federal court
Forty-five Philadelphia cab companies are joining together to sue Uber, arguing the ride-sharing service is operating illegally in the ci ...
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Tech clay could play a role in powering the next generation of wireless gadgets
The search for the longer-lasting, faster-charging battery keeps going and going… Inside a ground floor laboratory on a quie ...
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ListenAs NHL faces off against mumps, Flyers fend off infection
Professional hockey players tough it out through bloody noses and broken teeth, but at least a dozen have been sidelined this season with ...
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ListenWith batteries included, brain stimulation devices prepare to go mainstream
The next wave in wearable technology will attempt to open the mind. The founders of Halo Neuroscience don’t have a tidy elev ...
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