Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

The human body has 78 organs, with the brain, heart, kidneys, liver, and lungs considered vital for survival. The article ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

Researchers have made a major medical breakthrough after they created human kidney organoids and transplanted them into pigs.

In nutrition science, certain vitamins and minerals don’t work in isolation, they complement, amplify, or balance each other’s functions within the body. These “nutrient synergies” are increasingly ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help explain how blood vessels in the brain expand and contract together.

Modern living has made movement optional but your spine still carries the load. Here are expert insights on how posture, diet ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that ...

"Once damaged, these hairs never grow back. You have around 3,500, and that is all you'll have throughout your entire life...

Learn more about the human tailbone and how, even though we may not have a strict need for it anymore, it still helps us with ...

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...