An "unprecedented view" of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the ...

Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only ...

Doctors in China have become the first to report details about a transplant of a genetically modified pig liver into a human.

It's no revelation that the human body undergoes natural wear and tear as we age. But you might be surprised that this ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Trillions of bacteria occupy human bodies, from head to toe, inside and out, forming a microbiome that is as personal as a ...

Most people have 24 ribs, with 12 on each side of the body. No evidence indicates any difference between males and females. The ribs and rib cage are excellent examples of the human body’s ...

The situation is even worse with what the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services call ...

"Sucralose activates the area in the brain that regulates hunger, and that activation, in turn, is linked to greater ratings ...

Say the word “ubiquitous” repeatedly. Each time, you’ll make a U sound and then press the lips together to breathe out a B sound. Which quickly gets cut off by a KW consonant cluster that gives way ...

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...

It can take six hours for the small intestine to do its job. The nutrients are sucked from the inner surface of the small ...