human body
Research has found that words are more accurately heard when accompanied by hand gestures.
Most patients with cancer die from metastasis. Stopping it would be a major advance in cancer therapy.
The acceptance of fashionable nonsense is a threat to Enlightenment values and public health.
Even after a decade of hormone therapy, trans women are stronger and faster than cis women.
Forensic researchers call such places “limited access environments.”
The key to curbing sugar intake may lie in the gut rather than our tastebuds.
The crabs’ blue blood contains an ancient immune defense mechanism that has helped save countless human lives.
People living in non-industrialized societies don’t get pimples.
If you’re trying to hide how you feel about something, be careful with your hands.
The researchers and patients are excited to see if color vision will develop over time.
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
Just as human beings diversified so that people in Asia look different from people in Europe, so too did their microbiomes.
“We are what our bodies do with what we eat.”
Was our distant ancestor a biped or not – i.e., human or not human?
The separation of conjoined twins is fraught with stomach-churning biomedical and ethical challenges.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.
Creativity and achievement require balancing hard work with the restful power of calm.
“Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks… by up to 200 to 1.”
One tiny change might have made a huge difference.
The AI test can be done every night at home while the person is asleep, without even touching their body.
Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?
Despite the fact that both species shared a similarly large neocortex, scientists still have many questions about how closely the function of their brains resembled our own.
By creating a type O kidney, they hope to make more organs available for transplant.
Salt causes a dehydration-like state that encourages the conversion of the starch in the french fry to fructose.
When we feel sick, it’s not just the pathogen to blame. Our brain cranks up the temperature, and the neurons responsible finally have been found.
The synthetic cartilage was made from cellulose fibers — the stuff found in wood — mixed with a goo called polyvinyl alcohol.
Many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too.
Thanks to genetics and improving nutrition, denizens of the Western Balkans have surpassed the Dutch in height.