human body

A new study suggests that the type of alarm clock you use might affect the severity of sleep inertia you experience.

Researchers have recently discovered two of the genes that govern this weird-looking salamander’s ability to regenerate limbs, eyes, and even its brain.

What if we could just skip the workout part and take the results in supplement form? Researchers did it… On mice and flies.

A new study reminds us that physical and emotional pain are not far apart.

Numerous drugs designed to treat diabetes, arthritis, and other conditions may actually have secret anti-cancer properties as well.

Is it ethical to use a dead man’s sperm to become pregnant?

Forthcoming Phase II trials with ibogaine aim to find out.

Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.

If your New Year’s resolution was to get in shape, signing up for the marathon is a bad way to go about it.

Georgia State University researchers have created a novel nanoparticle vaccine.

It’s all about the feeding window.

Scientists exploring human neurons directly learn some remarkable things.

When you struggle with anxiety or depression, sex may be the last thing on your mind. But understanding the physiological and mental benefits of a healthy sex life can help it become a tool for well-being.

A new study in Human Reproduction says men have to keep moving.

What areas of the brain are activated when you feel a cosmic connection with someone?

A 2020 space mission wants to use zero gravity to disable some of the hardest cancers to fight.

Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.

You cannot live on steak and avocados alone, says Jillian Michaels, in this divisive video.

All this from a wad of gum?

A new study analyzed more than 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.

A new method of measuring human exposure to the potentially toxic chemical calls into question regulatory policy.

The axolotl is known to regrow its lower jaw, its retinae, ovaries, kidneys, heart, rudimentary lungs, spinal cord, and large chunks of its brain.

Here’s how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan’s brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.

An experimental study involving 90 heavy drinkers found promising results.

Some lingerie lines have failed to keep up with a new era.

Mycologist Paul Stamets believes they should be.

Bill Bryson’s new book, “The Body: A Guide For Occupants,” provides important (and funny) lessons in anatomy, neuroscience, physiology, biology, and more.

Doctors put a human into suspended animation for the first time ever.

A study found alarming changes in the bodies of astronauts aboard the International Space Station.