
The Pulse Archive
Schizophrenia treatment approaches, challenges and the importance of early intervention
An interview with clinical psychologist Kim Mueser about new approaches to schizophrenia treatment. Schizophrenia is often v ...
11 years ago
ListenOne man’s mission to change perceptions of people with schizophrenia
Psychologist Frederick Frese explains how his experience with schizophrenia shaped his passion for helping others with mental illness.&nb ...
11 years ago
ListenIn the world of cheesesteaks, Geno Vento stands head and shoulders above the crowd. But a lifetime spent around this delicious, but fatte ...
Air Date: February 21, 2014
ListenFamilies facing deportation find support in local congregations
How one group is addressing the mental health needs of undocumented immigrants facing deportation. By the time Pedro Avila a ...
11 years ago
ListenSouth Philly pilot program takes environmentally-friendly approach to cooking oil disposal
When we think of the damage oil can do, we often think of the large spills at sea. But the kind of oil problem we’re talking about ...
11 years ago
ListenThis Week In Science: Diseased bumblebees, genetically modified potatoes and OCD in dogs
Wild bumblebees, blight-reistant potatoes and dogs with obsessive compulsive disorder. Kerry Grens, an associate editor at T ...
11 years ago
ListenBreaking down the basics of bariatric surgery with Penn’s David Sarwer
Even with surgery, there’s no magic bullet for weight loss. To find out about the challenges of getting a successful weight- ...
11 years ago
ListenWhen you’re named after a cheesesteak, slimming down is hard to do
Imagine spending your whole life, from childhood, fighting temptation inside what one might describe as the belly of the beast. Im ...
11 years ago
ListenThe workplace wellness movement promises benefits to both employees and employers by encouraging and rewarding healthy lifestyle choices. ...
Air Date: February 14, 2014
ListenWhat’s next for workplace wellness?
Workplace wellness programs have sprouted up with a vengeance in the last decade or so, but do they work? Workplace wellness progr ...
11 years ago
ListenJoin us on Tuesday, Feb. 18, for ‘Science at the Sixers’
Want to meet the Pulse and SciStarter teams? Join us Tuesday, Feb. 18, for Science at the Sixers. Want to meet the Pulse and ...
11 years ago
Penn State nanomotor breakthrough brings hope for treating illness through engines in human cells
Operating tiny motors inside a cell is a “basic science” breakthrough toward a far-off dream. Scientists at Pennsylvan ...
11 years ago
ListenClinical sexologist Susana Mayer encourages couples to turn their beds into sandboxes. “I show women how to have orgas ...
11 years ago
ListenWorkplace wellness sounds good, but is it ethical?
Medical ethicist Art Caplan weighs in on the surge of workplace wellness programs and how some of these programs “go too far.” ...
11 years ago
ListenUndocumented teens unite through a painful, shared journey
A look at the mental health needs of undocumented immigrants. In a lot of ways, Domingo is like other good kids his age. He ...
11 years ago
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