Fasting has been shown to reduce blood pressure, improve cognition, and even reverse chronic disease. But experts say the benefits may not apply to everyone.

Crying is one of the most recognizable human emotional signals. Tears appear when people experience grief, relief, joy, or ...

The human heart works quietly in the background, beating around 100,000 times a day. Most people notice it only during exercise, stress, or illness. Yet doctors say one simple number, the resting ...

Break the silence around menstruation: explore the stigma, shame, and the importance of open conversations on periods.

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

Imagine walking into a job interview and the person across the desk literally can't look you in the eye because your face has ...

Everyone feels angry sometimes. It’s a normal human emotion. In sports, especially, feelings can get very intense. That’s why a women’s tennis tournament in Texas recently set up a “rage room” where ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are being detected within the human body, with new research warning a key blood marker for the gas could near its healthy limit within decades if current trends continue.

Preventive testing is one of modern medicine’s most powerful tools. Essential medical tests are not designed to search for illness in healthy people; they are designed to protect health before disease ...

"Normal" is one of those words that we don't really think about much when we use it (e.g., "normal reaction," "normal behavior," "normal person"). However, if you take the time to think about what ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

Mark Ruffalo attended the Golden Globes as a nominee for his performance in HBO’s “Task,” but he wasn’t feeling entirely celebratory. Stopping to talk to USA Today on the red carpet, Ruffalo called ...