The Pulse Archive
Text therapy could breakdown socioeconomic boundaries…but what about state laws?
A new web-based venture hopes to democratize access to therapy. The potential downside: prison time.
In the therapy world, technol
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Weird science jobs: grocer of the seas
In February, a British engineer announced he had found the strongest natural material on Earth, the teeth of a type of sea snail called t
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Two years ago, doctors declared obesity a disease, but critics say, “Don’t pathologize my size!”
Two years after the
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Could swallowable cameras replace the colonoscopy?
For reasons that are never made completely clear, gastroenterologist Mitchell Conn keeps a ha
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The science of dog fur and why cutting is not cool
When the stifling heat and sweaty humidity of summer comes crushing down on you, imagine putting on a fur coat.
It’s hard to
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The sun is blazing, the humidity is the highest it’s been all summer and your dog is panting nonstop. Could a summer haircut bring
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Air Date: July 23, 2015
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Why do some patients cry after anesthesia?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie
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Scalpels, suction tubes, heart monitors—these are some of the instruments you will find in an operating room. But when you, the patient
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Air Date: July 17, 2015
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Is your surgeon listening to Metallica? Possibly.
From Chopin to Danzig, operating rooms can be a cacophony of melodies with up to 70 percent of surgeons listen to music while operating.
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Dramatic photos of Pluto provide science fodder for years to come
New Horizons spacecraft is beaming back images of the solar system’s most distant planet, and scientists think they will answer man
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Coordinated breathing may protect the heart during cancer treatment
The risk for heart trouble after radiation therapy is small, but thousands of breast-cancer patients are exposed.
Radiation therap
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Tourists help fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness in Rwanda
Rates of mental illness in Rwanda are significantly higher than other countries. This is largely attributed to the trauma many suffered d
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Scientist applies her skills to understand art’s true chemistry
For our series “So what do you do,” Mindy Keefe sat down with Millersville University art historian
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Documenting dad’s dementia through photos and audio
Ellie Brown is a local photographer who has been documenting her father’s development of dementia. A couple of years ago, the
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Rescuing earthquake survivors…there’s a map for that
In the wake of massive earthquakes or floods, resue efforts relied on muscle power. But in the digital age, social media is playing a big
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