New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

Sterling High School students are using a tool of technology to peel back the layers of the human body for an up close and intimate view of human anatomy. An anatomage table is an interactive virtual ...

“Broken skin barriers” are real. They’re the subject of great interest from " skinfluencers " on TikTok, but they’re also ...

Vital Signs’ at MoMA explores how artists have abstracted bodily experience as a means of mapping the construction of ...

Conversations about body autonomy with children safeguard them from harmful practices like Female Genital Mutilation. See how to teach kids: ...

Are you too dirty? Find yourself in the health and beauty aisle of a pharmacy or, worse, stray on to TikTok, and you might ...

Marius Gustavson, from Norway, was able to convince men to have their penises amputated on livestream. A new documentary ...

There are seven key roles involved in a footballer transfer - we spoke to people in each of those positions to find out how a ...

This age-old connection, based on the notion that celestial forces affect our physical being, provides intriguing perspectives on the influence of zodiac signs on our health and wellness.

Upon searching, the officers found human body parts stashed inside the bag. During the interrogation, the suspect confessed that the body parts belonged to his deceased wife. Following the revelation, ...

Our new study explored a different possibility – that laws about bodily damage are rooted in something universal about human nature: shared intuitions about the value of body parts. Do people across ...