The Pulse Archive
Solving mysteries key to next generation of computers
A missing physicist and the puzzling particle he hypothesized hold the keys to quantum computing.
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3 tips for identifying poison ivy — beyond ‘leaves of three’
For the past few summers, Elkins Park homeowner Laura Frank has been managing the poison ivy in her yard on her own. This year, though, t
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Athletes and heartbeats: Is slow really the way to go?
Slower resting heart rates have been coveted by athletes for years, but new research questions the value of a slower ticker.
When
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Around one-third ICU survivors get PTSD, but diaries offer hope for recovery
Being pulled back from the brink of death can leave both physical and mental scars, but researchers hope they’ve found a way to soo
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Studying how the brain gets meaning from sound
The Pulse profiled the work of Maria Geffen, a researcher in the department of otorhinolaryngology — ear, nose and throat — at the Un
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Students find calm through mindfulness and guided meditation
Mindfulness meditation might be the new yoga, but does it have a place in the classroom?
Skipping recess to meditate might not be
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What do you get when you mix contractions, a snow storm, and stomach virus? A Philly couple found out.
It had been a hectic few w
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A rare combination of science, comedy and PowerPoint
Who says science can’t be funny?
Tim Lee always hated the PowerPoint presentations he had to watch in his former life
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A ‘game-changing’ Hepatitis C drug and the expensive price tag that comes with it
Cure. It’s a beautiful word, one that medicine doesn’t take lightly and one that doesn’t come up very often for Hepatit
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Getting the lead out of Philly’s housing
Today Aladin Rafi‘s visiting a rowhome in Northeast Philadelphia. It’s a bri
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Top science stories of the week: Lab safety snafus, feathered dinosaurs and genetic pacemakers
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on hazardous mishaps at government labs, genetic pacemakers in pigs and flying dinosaurs.&nb
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X-Force exercising: What goes up must come down, with more weight attached
Pulse Host Maiken Scott goes to the gym to try a new approach to muscle building.
Dropping pounds quickly is an all-
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Living with a surprise diagnosis of ‘iron overload disorder’
Iron. Your body needs it to carry oxygen throughout the body in red blood cells. But too much of it can be toxic.
Craig Hooper,
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