While you’re drinking, alcohol causes blood vessels to dilate, bringing blood to the surface of the skin. That’s why people ...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Kristine Sutherland takes Us Weekly back to 'The Body,' sharing behind-the-scenes moments from the ...

Studies show that even gentle post-meal movement can influence blood sugar control and gut-brain signaling, helping the body process nutrients more efficiently.

An audiobook version of the novella is being narrated by an actor from the film adaptation “Stand By Me.” ...

Weight loss is a well-recognized but poorly understood non-motor feature of Parkinson's disease (PD). Many patients progressively lose weight as the disease advances, often alongside worsening motor ...

Building on their pioneering 2018 research into how some of the body's cells, such as neurons and cardiac tissue, communicate ...

How stress affects the body will differ from person to person. Some people may experience only psychological effects from feeling stressed, while others may also experience physical symptoms, such as ...

Emotions can cause physical symptoms, such as muscle tension or pain. When these symptoms are persistent, it may feel as though emotions are trapped in the body. While the idea of emotions being ...

The concept of "good fats" and "bad fats" has influenced diet trends, public health policy, and biomedical research for ...

July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. It could even be the hottest month in human history. That heat has tested the limits of our very bodies to tragic effect: In 2003, an estimated 70,000 ...

Internal organs on your left side can include the transverse and descending colon, the pancreas, and the left lung and kidney, among others. From the outside, the human body may appear relatively ...

Your eyes, heart, masseter, and tongue may all be considered the largest in your body. Each muscle gives us insight into how our body functions and helps figure out how to stay healthy. The largest ...