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Is your surgeon listening to Metallica? Possibly.

From Chopin to Danzig, operating rooms can be a cacophony of melodies with up to 70 percent of surgeons listen to music while operating. ...

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Coordinated breathing may protect the heart during cancer treatment

The risk for heart trouble after radiation therapy is small, but thousands of breast-cancer patients are exposed. Radiation therap ...

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Tourists help fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness in Rwanda

Rates of mental illness in Rwanda are significantly higher than other countries. This is largely attributed to the trauma many suffered d ...

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Scientist applies her skills to understand art’s true chemistry

For our series “So what do you do,” Mindy Keefe sat down with Millersville University art historian  ...

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Documenting dad’s dementia through photos and audio

Ellie Brown is a local photographer who has been documenting her father’s development of dementia.  A couple of years ago, the ...

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NAACP focuses on the next generation of leaders

The NAACP’s 106th national convention, held in Philadelphia this year, wraps up today. With the growth of social media activism lik ...

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Clemency Project seeks sentences more appropriate to the crime

Barack Obama will become the first president to visit a federal prison Thursday when he tours the El Reno facility in Oklahoma.  ...

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Study: Achievement gap has real effect on the economy

As lawmakers squabble in Harrisburg over appropriate levels of education funding, a ...

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Rescuing earthquake survivors…there’s a map for that

In the wake of massive earthquakes or floods, resue efforts relied on muscle power. But in the digital age, social media is playing a big ...

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The West Collection

The West Collection is a collection of artworks that are on long-term loan to ...

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What’s palm oil production costing the environment?

Grown throughout the tropics, palm oil is made from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm and has come under fire for being a bad actor i ...

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Searching for a diagnosis and finding a community

Imagine you’re a parent and your child is not developing like other children her age, but doctors can’t tell you why. You tak ...

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