
The Pulse Archive
Ever have a moment where you realized you’ve been looking so hard at one thing, and you’ve completely failed to notice anothe ...
Air Date: April 1, 2016
ListenScientists involved with hepatitis C cure turn focus to hepatitis B
The successes of Hepatitis C appear to be fueling a new race: a cure for the virus’ often overlooked, but much more common relative ...
9 years ago
ListenThe fear and silence that came with mom’s broken bones and black eyes
Stomach tight. You’d get blocked vision. You feel like you can’t breath. Your heart’s beating out of your chest. Abject ...
9 years ago
ListenBringing fossils into the digital age, one shell at a time
L.A. County’s Natural History Museum is probably best known for its dinosaur bones and dioramas, but the institution is also home t ...
9 years ago
ListenShe didn’t have depression or anxiety; after pregnancy, she had both
One in seven new moms struggle with depression after giving birth. This happens in those early days, during what many new parents expect ...
9 years ago
ListenNatural history museums: A frontier for discovery, in danger
Kristofer Helgen has been called an "animal discovery machine." He's discovered nearly 100 mammal species in the course of his career
9 years ago
ListenResearch suggests fish oil might protect against brain trauma
As football’s link to CTE strengthens, players and coaches go looking for prevention, one stinky spoonful at a time. In Marc ...
9 years ago
ListenTo lower suicide rates, connecting with men is key
Since 2005, the country’s suicide rate has been steadily rising, and if public health officials want to reverse that trend, they ...
9 years ago
ListenMany Cuban doctors find sanctuary in the U.S., far fewer ever practice again
America symbolizes a fresh start for many immigrants, but for medical professionals, the message isn’t as positive. It’ ...
9 years ago
ListenBeing a world leader may be hazardous to your health
We have all seen enough “before” and “after” pictures of American presidents to understand that being the most po ...
9 years ago
ListenUsing tiny points of light to shatter limitations in microscopy
It was a trace on a computer screen, a quick blip. But a team of scientists led by W.E Moerner knew they had just seen a game changer. ...
9 years ago
ListenThe story of two women who found out they were identical strangers
What is it that makes us…us? DNA or life experience? Genes or environment? Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein sh ...
9 years ago
ListenWhat it’s like to relearn to hear through cochlear implants
Rob Jefferson started losing his hearing when he was in his late teens. Sensorineural hearing loss, a progressive degenerative con ...
9 years ago
ListenWinter is nearly over, Spring is near, love is in the air — and that got us in the mood to make a match…in a health and science s ...
Air Date: March 18, 2016
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