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Giles, who has served on council since 1982, finished a distant third in the 2nd District race.

Doing yoga two to three times a week was associated with an average drop in blood pressure readings from 133/80 to 130/77, according to the study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania .

A striking aspect of American college admission has been the growing interest in business as an undergraduate major.

The impact of eating nuts has been evident for the past decade as repeated scientific studies confirm that the omega-3 fats in this tasty nut promote cardiovascular health as they improve cholesterol biomarkers.

His ordeal has a happy ending, but what an ordeal it's been: A near fatal encounter with a deadly flower; renal failure; four weeks of kidney dialysis and, finally, a $15,000 kidney transplant at the University of Pennsylvania.

One of the most important moments in my teaching career came about 25 years ago when I contemplated leaving it.

Steven Powell, followed by attorney David Shrager, and Jesse Powell, followed by attorney Guy Amatangelo, exit the office of District Judge Josh Kanalis Monday afternoon.

Philadelphia police released surveillance video of a suspect wanted in the murder of a fruit vendor in South Philadelphia last month.

With little evidence to guide them, many hospital intensive care units have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients' outcomes.

This is an illustration of a single-stranded DNA homopolymer translocating through a silicon nitride nanopore.

Actor Denzel Washington turned down their musical video invitation to attend last year's 10th anniversary celebration for the school.

It's not that the old Mother Bethel Church burial ground has been lost, exactly.

The American Gastroenterological Association Research Foundation has announced the 2013 Student Research Fellowship Award recipients.

It is vanishingly rare for an experimental treatment to wipe out advanced, recurrent cancer, then keep the disease from coming back.

Camden County College held its 45th annual commencement ceremony Saturday under an 18,000-square-foot, event tent on its Blackwood, Gloucester Township campus.

Today we go to Indiana, Pa., to catch up with Victor Garcia. The professor has gained international recognition for his research into migrant farm workers.

Edward J. Nolen, 80, of Cape May, a longtime accountant for the University of Pennsylvania, died of kidney failure on Wednesday, May 15, at St.

A higher education professor at Penn found that historically black universities are becoming more diverse and continue to face challenges.

No Republicans are on the ballot for Baldwin Borough Council seats during May 21's primary election, but seven Democrats are running for four council seats , including Larry Brown .

One day, when Kerry Burke-McCloud was in seventh grade at Fletcher Middle School, he was called to the office.