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 ...

Even the most elite endurance athletes can’t outrun biology. A new study finds that humans hit a metabolic ceiling at about 2.5 times their resting energy burn. When ultra-runners take on races that ...

A groundbreaking project will map the brain's hidden sixth sense. Scientists are creating an atlas of interoceptive neurons, ...

The study reveals that physically active individuals burn more calories over the course of the day and do not compensate by conserving energy in other bodily functions. The impact of physical activity ...

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

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...

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.

Murray’s claim that terminal lucidity refutes materialism rests on a questionable presupposition. It assumes that, on a ...

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.