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Sinatra found the ‘heartbeat rhythm’
The greatest ever crooner of romantic tunes had some science in his corner. Let’s start with a little pop music quiz. Which ...
10 years ago
ListenMouth to mouth: Why do we kiss?
On a job one evening, a reporter finds herself unable to look away from a romantic moment. I was running laps around a park in my ...
10 years ago
ListenBears do it…just not panda bears
Giant pandas are natually so loveable, but lovemaking doesn’t come naturally to those in captivity. Making love often comes ...
10 years ago
ListenAphrodisiacs can spark sexual imagination, but probably not libido
No particular food is linked to desire…scientifically, anyway. So what do we know about the power of food to rev up sex driv ...
10 years ago
ListenLooking for love deep in the brain
Technology provides proof that some stay madly in love long into a relationship. Falling in love is a universal experience, well-d ...
10 years ago
ListenAwaiting ruling on ACA, states ready back-up plans
The U.S. Supreme Court slated to rule this month on a case that could jeopardize the health coverage of tens of thousands of people, so a ...
10 years ago
ListenGender politics part of push to get “female viagra” approved
Sexual desire…there’s a drug for that! It’s been dubbed “female Viagra” or “the little p ...
10 years ago
ListenMedical lab mistakes are hidden from public, report finds
We question our care, we questions our hospital bills…why don’t we question our labs results? Many of ou ...
10 years ago
ListenEvolution offers reasons for birth as a social event for humans
Bipedalism, big-headed babies make childbirth challenging. Moms giving birth often have quite an entourage these days. In addition ...
10 years ago
Listen100 years later, medical licensing exam still a herculean task
The National Board of Medical Examiners has spent the past century putting doctors through the wringer. In the late ...
10 years ago
ListenA childhood game ends with smashing results
As summer approaches, it reminds us of how kids fill those long days with games that draw on their creativity, sense of invincibility ...
10 years ago
ListenAfter guilty Philly lawmaker resigns, Pa. House speaker to set special election
A Philadelphia lawmaker has resigned after pleading guilty in a controversial corruption sting. What happens next is in the hands of Penn ...
10 years ago
Erie lawmaker introduces same-day voter registration bill
Turnout in last month’s Pennsylvania Primary Election was a dismal 19.08 percent of registered voters. Looking to boost ball ...
10 years ago
ListenChester ninth-grader earns national girls coding scholarship
The news coming out of Chester, Pennsylvania, is often bleak — tales of failing schools, poverty, and fiscal mismanagement. That’ ...
10 years ago
ListenPuppeteer is losing his sight, but not his creative vision
A West Philly artists hopes to expose the sighted to the misunderstood world of the partially blind. Morgan FitzPatrick Andr ...
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