The Pulse Archive
Could swallowable cameras replace the colonoscopy?
For reasons that are never made completely clear, gastroenterologist Mitchell Conn keeps a ha ...
11 years ago
ListenThe science of dog fur and why cutting is not cool
When the stifling heat and sweaty humidity of summer comes crushing down on you, imagine putting on a fur coat. It’s hard to ...
11 years ago
ListenThe sun is blazing, the humidity is the highest it’s been all summer and your dog is panting nonstop. Could a summer haircut bring ...
Air Date: July 23, 2015
ListenWhy do some patients cry after anesthesia?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
11 years ago
Listen 5:45Scalpels, suction tubes, heart monitors—these are some of the instruments you will find in an operating room. But when you, the patient ...
Air Date: July 17, 2015
ListenIs 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.< ...
11 years ago
ListenDramatic photos of Pluto provide science fodder for years to come
New Horizons spacecraft is beaming back images of the solar system’s most distant planet, and scientists think they will answer man ...
11 years ago
ListenCoordinated 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenTourists 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenScientist 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenDocumenting 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenRescuing 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 ...
11 years ago
ListenYoga during lunch and nutrition counseling right in your office sound like a good deal. But as workplace wellness programs become more po ...
Air Date: July 10, 2015
ListenWhat’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 ...
11 years ago
ListenSearching 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 ...
11 years ago
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