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

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 ...

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

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.

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Chewing raw garlic on an empty stomach each morning can offer powerful health benefits, from boosting immunity and improving ...

President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of ...

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

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, ...

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

On January 14 2004, the United States announced a new “Vision for Space Exploration”, promising that humans would not only ...