human body

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.

Thousands of people are experiencing severe pulmonary issues from vaping, and some are dying.

The key? Focus on flavor.

Getting older — see: looking older — is not ideal in the workplace culture of youthfulness.

A new study says curiosity and creativity are computational errors.

Ferrets are not humans, but this new drug is showing promise.

As the American loneliness epidemic reaches alarming new heights, one artist theorizes on what connection might look like in the future.

Can a shift in the way we treat death and dying improve our lives while we’re still here?

Orgasms don’t always mean a sexual encounter is positive, find psychologists.