The Pulse Archive

The concept is simple: a lower temperature slows down the body’s systems, potentially limiting inflammation that could cause compli ...

At a stylish shop in Brooklyn, a different kind of ‘sommelier’ guides tastings from a row of small bottles lined up on the co ...

Idyllic ski towns like Aspen, Colorado and Jackson Hole, Wyoming may seem like heaven to some, so why do they experience higher than aver ...

On a hot and muggy August morning, thirty-some student-athletes from Temple University, in Philadelphia, were kicking around soccer balls ...

Health and wealth are intrinsically tied together, but how can people fix the things that are making them unhealthy if they don’t h ...

A new book uncovers some hard truths about early attempts to cure brain disorders with a scalpel. When Dr. William Scoville remove ...

Today, Kali Hardig is a normal 15-year-old girl who loves to swim. But in 2013, she found herself in the spotlight as she foug ...

Humans go to great lengths to stay alive. Grueling chemo sessions. Huge, life-changing operations. Prolonged hospitalizations. And in dir ...

At the Behavioral Biology Research Center at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, there’s a special room set up for smoking. Insi ...

For years, Valerie Green just wasn’t feeling right. She was in a constant state of fatigue but couldn’t figure out what was g ...

Vanessa Moore’s checking account is $500 overdrawn. She also has a rainy day, emergency bank account—with $3 ...

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, just ask an astronaut. About 550 people have gone to space. When they return, many report feeling c ...

Anyone shot or stabbed in Philadelphia will be automatically entered into a high-stakes study that could drastically change the care they ...

The air is thin on Cerro Toco Mountain, high up in the Atacama Desert in Chile, and breathing can be a bit of a challenge. But all is for ...

In the late 1970s, Frank White, a writer and sort of space philosopher, was flying from Boston to the West Coast. He spent a lot of time ...