The Pulse Archive

In the U.S., 6,000 young people are wounded in gun violence each year. The victims are almost never the intended targets, but they're still left with the trauma of the event.

We rely on our friends for all kinds of things — companionship, laughter, and right now — support in times of crisis. But it’s ...

It’s normal for friendships to end. How can we approach that in a way that minimizes damage — and leads to healing?

Communities around the world are scrambling to slow the spread of COVID-19: closing businesses and schools, canceling gatherings, and lim ...

More people are living this way because of the new coronavirus. What does that look like, and what does it do to someone's mental state?

A Jefferson lab has built on its rabies vaccine research to create one for COVID-19. But a final product could be a year away.

Many people practice remembering their dreams to help with clarity, creativity, or problem solving.

Think about the millions of details stored in your memory: what you had for breakfast; how to get to work; the smell of lavender; your fi ...

Reminiscence therapy helps jog a sense of the former self, for those who’ve lost parts of who they are today.

One’s tried and true. The other’s promising, but uncharted in the long term. Which would you choose?

Medicine is always changing. New treatments become available. Old ones become obsolete. But how does a treatment become established? How ...

COVID-19 — a coronavirus disease — is spreading around the world, putting people and governments on high alert. How will we respond t ...

Sadness seemingly comes out of nowhere sometimes: a song, a photo, a movie scene, a memory, and there it is. Your heart seems heavy. Tear ...

How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness

“It’s not fair!” That’s a common refrain anyone with kids is familiar with. From the time they learn to talk, kids begin protesti ...