Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

In “Replaceable You,” Mary Roach describes mind-boggling efforts to replace human body parts—and why it’s proven to be so ...

One of the main functions of the skeleton is to protect our squishy internal organs, but another important function is to help us move; bones act as levers with the assistance of ...

HIV is infamous for its ability to hide in the human body for decades, typically requiring long-term treatment to prevent a ...

But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells ...

Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does your brain recognize when it’s time to take a breath, when your blood ...

Behold, the human brain: Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks ...

Individual athletes ran an average of 4,000 miles over a year to help define the human body's limit for energy expenditure ...

Ageing is a natural process, and one must embrace it with grace. However, while everyone ages, the human body starts to ...