Your body maintains a biological “set point” for weight, beyond calories, through powerful hormonal and neural feedback loops ...

What if clinicians could place tiny electronic chips in the brain that electrically stimulate a precise target, through a ...

For years, doctors have relied on familiar vital signs—heart rate, blood pressure, temperature and oxygen levels—to monitor someone's health. But researchers at the University of Missouri believe one ...

While some practices remain controversial or speculative, biohackers are united by a shared curiosity: how can we engineer ...

A new scientific breakthrough may soon let doctors measure how old your organs truly are using just a single test.

A giraffe's long legs aren't just for height, they save energy by reducing how hard the heart works to pump blood upward ...

A study indicates that consuming cocoa can improve cardiovascular health, particularly for young adults who spend long hours ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help explain how blood vessels in the brain expand and contract together.

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

The biohacking community embraces methods that vary widely. Some focus on very precise tweaks to their diet, sleep and ...