FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY

3 years ago

Dangerously hot and humid: Rising temperatures in the US make outdoor exercise hazardous - Analysis - In a warming world, outdoor exercise may be hindered by performance-impairing heat more often than it was in the past.

11 days ago

3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak - when could they be ready?

11 days ago

'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here

11 days ago

Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe?

11 days ago

Rise in cancer in younger adults may be explained by faster 'biological aging,' early study hints -- Marianne Guenot

9 hours ago

Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea - then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI -- Kamal Nahas

2 days ago

Diagnostic Dilemma -- After taking a medicine for years, a man suddenly had weird changes in his taste that made food disgusting -- Mindy Weisberger

4 days ago

Drug-induced 'brain freeze' may help protect the brain after a stroke, early study suggests -- Lauren Schneider

4 days ago

One underlying cause of inflammatory bowel disease pinpointed in new study -- Christoph Schwaiger

5 days ago

Diagnostic dilemma -- Woman's infertility may have been caused by rare semen allergy -- Mindy Weisberger

6 days ago

Tests that measure 'biological age' aren't helpful for tracking your health, scientists say -- Idan Shalev

30 days ago

Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia - they are 'not the same thing' -- Ivana Babicova

2 months ago

Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests -- RJ Mackenzie

3 months ago

Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science -- Bill Sullivan

3 months ago

'The limits of human longevity have still not been reached,' study suggests -- Florian Bonnet

4 months ago

Lifespan may be 50% heritable, study suggests -- Victoria Atkinson

4 months ago

Can AI detect cognitive decline better than a doctor? New study reveals surprising accuracy -- Anirban Mukhopadhyay

5 months ago

Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints -- Victoria Atkinson

4 months ago

Aging and inflammation may not go hand in hand, study suggests -- Clarissa Brincat

7 months ago

Top 5 tips for surviving hay fever season -- Kat Bayly -- Published

1 month ago

Top 5 mistakes when using air purifiers during hay fever season -- Kat Bayly -- Published

1 month ago

New Jersey man dies from meat allergy triggered by tick bite -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

7 months ago

Do air purifiers help with allergies? -- Kerry Taylor-Smith -- Last updated

1 month ago

Is playing in the dirt good for kids' immune systems? -- Emily Cooke -- Last updated

1 year ago

Do air purifiers help with dust? -- Katie Treharne -- Last updated

1 month ago

Could allergies be 'deleted' someday? -- Rebecca Sohn -- Last updated

1 year ago

Can you really be allergic to the sun? -- Anna Gora -- Published

1 year ago

What causes metal allergies? -- Anna Gora -- Published

1 month ago

Man who donated his body after death had rare 'triple penis' -- Mindy Weisberger -- Published

12 days ago

Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time -- Lauren Schneider -- Published

2 months ago

Why don't teeth count as bones? -- Marilyn Perkins -- Published

7 months ago

Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body? -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

8 months ago

What's the strongest muscle in the human body? -- Clarissa Brincat -- Last updated

8 months ago

Staring at the March 29 solar eclipse can cause eye damage in seconds - and you won't even feel it happening -- Emily Cooke -- Published

8 months ago

New cells discovered in eye could help restore vision, scientists say -- Emily Cooke -- Published

8 months ago

Scientists describe new type of fat in human bellies -- Marianne Guenot -- Published

8 months ago

'Vestigial' human ear-wiggling muscle actually flexes when we're straining to hear -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

8 months ago

Buyers guide -- Best running shoes for supination 2026: Find the perfect fit for your feet -- Harry Bullmore -- Last updated

4 months ago

BUYING GUIDE -- Best running watches 2026: Premium picks and budget buys -- Lloyd Coombes -- Last updated

3 months ago

Buying Guide -- Best Garmin watches 2026: From fitness bands to adventure smartwatches -- Andrew Williams -- Last updated

5 months ago

Buying guides -- Best fitness trackers for beginners 2025: From Apple Watch to Garmin Forerunner 165 -- Lloyd Coombes -- Last updated

4 months ago

Reviews -- Amazfit Active Max review: The best budget smartwatch of 2026? -- Anna Gora -- Published

4 months ago

Buying guides -- What to buy as a beginner runner: Must-haves vs non-essentials -- Kate Carter -- Published

4 months ago

Buying guides -- Best Garmin smartwatches for runners 2026, tried and tested -- Andrew Williams -- Published

4 months ago

Reviews -- Garmin Enduro 3 review: The longest-lasting sports watch series gets a price cut -- Andrew Williams -- Published

2 months ago

Life's Little Mysteries - Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it? By - Charles Q. Choi - Published - 14 June 26

14 days ago

Do the microbes in your gut influence what foods you like? -- Ashley Hamer

14 days ago

A gut microbe linked to the Mediterranean diet boosts muscle strength in mice -- Kamal Nahas

14 days ago

Liquid-nitrogen-infused cocktail popped a man's stomach like a balloon -- Kamal Nahas

14 days ago

Is there such a thing as 'too much' protein? -- Christoph Schwaiger

14 days ago

New US food pyramid recommends very high protein diet, beef tallow as healthy fat option, and full-fat dairy -- Nicoletta Lanese

14 days ago

An otherwise 'fit' man had a stroke after drinking 8 'high-potency' energy drinks a day -- Nicoletta Lanese

14 days ago

A woman's homemade juice led to life-threatening 'toxic squash syndrome' -- Nicoletta Lanese

14 days ago

A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it's best to toss it -- Brad Reisfeld

14 days ago

'We can identify these really early, before the clinical diagnosis': Epigenetic markers may help explain why Native Hawaiians are aging faster -- Sophie Berdugo

1 month ago

DNA sequencing is rewriting our understanding of historic outbreaks, but it can't tell the whole story -- Marc Zimmer

1 month ago

'A landmark moment for the field': FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

Changing 'just one DNA letter' in female mice triggers growth of male genitalia -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

Are allergies genetic? -- Katherine Irving

2 months ago

A doctor discovered the gene mutation behind his family's mysterious missing-teeth condition -- Kamal Nahas

3 months ago

'It doesn't lie. So who are you?': What happens when DNA tests show a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to? -- Lise Barneoud

4 months ago

'Some of them have accuracy that's close to zero': Experts unpack the promise and pitfalls of genetic tests aimed at consumers -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives. -- RJ Mackenzie

16 days ago

A new test could flag people at risk for anemia by filming their eyeballs - no needles required -- Clarissa Brincat

1 month ago

Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says -- Isha Ishtiaq

1 month ago

Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeat -- Mindy Weisberger

1 month ago

'Night owls' may have worse heart health - but why? -- Isha Ishtiaq

4 months ago

Man's autopsy reveals unexpected 'boomerang-shaped' structure in his heart -- Lauren Schneider

4 months ago

Men develop cardiovascular disease 7 years before women -- Clarissa Brincat

4 months ago

People with more 'brown fat' have healthier cardiovascular systems. A new study in mice may explain why. -- Zunnash Khan

5 months ago

This 'marker' may be more predictive than cholesterol for heart disease -- Mary J. Scourboutakos

4 months ago

Diagnostic dilemma - Whiplike rashes appeared on a woman's back after she ate shiitake mushrooms - By - Mindy Weisberger - Published - 27 May 26

1 month ago

A teen's classic diabetes symptoms didn't improve with treatment - revealing she also had a much rarer syndrome -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

Keratin may act as a 'brake' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatments -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

2 months ago

Viruses in the gut may help prevent blood sugar spikes, mouse study hints -- Sahana Sitaraman

3 months ago

An experimental mRNA treatment counters immune cell aging in mice -- Nicoletta Lanese

5 months ago

Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system - a new study starts to unravel why -- Kamal Nahas

4 months ago

Mitochondria aren't only the 'powerhouses of cells' - they also battle germs -- Andrew Monteith

10 months ago

Twin study reveals signs of MS that might be detectable before symptoms -- Michael Schubert

1 year ago

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How? -- Clarissa Brincat

17 days ago

Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say -- Victoria Atkinson

18 days ago

A cheap arthritis drug shows promise treating RSV in early study -- Clarissa Brincat

25 days ago

'It's being promoted like there's absolutely no risk': Why some experts say melatonin should be considered a drug rather than a supplement -- Georgia Michelman

1 month ago

Diagnostic dilemma -- An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment -- Mindy Weisberger

4 days ago

Estrogen levels in both the male and female brain may shape memory's resilience in face of stress -- Nicoletta Lanese

9 days ago

Neuroscientists are searching for the 'cellular substrate of loneliness' -- Elizabeth Preston

14 days ago

Heading a soccer ball just once is enough to raise levels of proteins associated with brain damage -- Christoph Schwaiger

27 days ago

Rare genetic disease makes scientists reconsider what the 'seat of fear' in the brain really is -- Richard Stone

1 month ago

Landmark finding that showed brains of kids with ADHD mature later was actually a mirage in the data, new research finds -- RJ Mackenzie

1 month ago

Life's Little Mysteries - Why aren't brain transplants possible? By - Lauren Schneider - Published - 17 May 26

27 days ago

The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests -- Roberta McLain

1 month ago

First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell -- Payal Dhar

2 months ago

Scientists invent artificial neurons that 'talk' to real brain cells, paving way to better brain implants -- Marianne Guenot

2 months ago

FACT FILE -- What is PMOS (formerly PCOS)? What to know about the hormonal syndrome -- Sophie Berdugo

19 days ago

Poll -- Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS? -- Nicoletta Lanese

19 days ago

'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort -- Nicoletta Lanese

1 month ago

Pregnancy quiz: Can you deliver on the science of growing babies? -- Sophie Berdugo

1 month ago

'Two lives hang in the balance': Risky surgery in the womb saved baby from deadly disorder at just 25 weeks gestation -- Kamal Nahas

1 month ago

Preeclampsia could be treated with 'blood filtering' therapy, early study hints -- Lauren Schneider

2 months ago

Scientists identify main cause of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy -- Sophie Berdugo

2 months ago

Sperm quality is at its peak in the summer, study finds -- Clarissa Brincat

2 months ago

'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy -- Nicoletta Lanese

2 months ago

How long can human sperm survive? -- Emma Bryce

4 months ago

Do animals have orgasms? -- Elana Spivack

4 months ago

Do sperm really race to the egg? -- Ashley Hamer

4 months ago

Sex leaves 'microbial traces' on genitalia, even when a condom is used - scientists call it the 'sexome' -- Emily Cooke

4 months ago

Scientists made mice with Y chromosomes female by deleting just 6 tiny molecules -- Sahana Sitaraman

4 months ago

Man's years of premature ejaculation had a rare cause -- Nicoletta Lanese

4 months ago

Viagra alternatives? Study of mouse erections hints at new ways to treat erectile dysfunction -- Nicoletta Lanese

4 months ago

Erectile dysfunction risk may rise on lengthy space missions, rat study reveals -- Emily Cooke

4 months ago

'Sex drive switch' discovered in male mouse brain that kicks their libido into overdrive -- Emily Cooke

4 months ago

In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures -- Kamal Nahas

3 months ago

Sleep deprivation harms the gut via the vagus nerve, early study reveals -- Sahana Sitaraman

2 months ago

Are you a night owl or an early bird? -- Nicoletta Lanese

4 months ago

Scientists infiltrated volunteers' dreams to boost their creative thinking -- RJ Mackenzie

4 months ago

Do your dreams change as you age? -- Abby Wilson

6 months ago

Study reveals why the brain 'zones out' when you're exhausted -- Sophie Berdugo

4 months ago

'DST just seems so pointless': Poll reveals most Live Science readers want to eliminate daylight saving time -- Sophie Berdugo

4 months ago

Do people dream in color or black and white? -- Abby Wilson

4 months ago

Would you get rid of daylight saving time? -- Sophie Berdugo

4 months ago

INTERVIEW -- 'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works -- Nicoletta Lanese

11 days ago

'The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human': Why human organs aren't grown in pigs in the US -- Monika Piotrowska

4 months ago

Science news this week -- Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystals -- Ben Turner

1 month ago

Science news this week -- Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience -- Ben Turner

1 month ago

Scientists develop 'glue gun' that 3D prints bone grafts directly onto fractures -- Kristina Killgrove

4 months ago

Science news this week -- Science news this week: A world first pig-to-human lung transplant, and SpaceX's Starship nails a test flight -- Ben Turner

1 month ago

Early test of new laser-free eye treatment shows promise -- Olivia Ferrari

4 months ago

First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China -- Nicoletta Lanese

4 months ago

Are women less sensitive to anesthesia than men? -- Sahas Mehra

4 months ago

Diagnostic dilemma -- Viral infection caused woman not to recognize her own father -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

2 days ago

ANALYSIS -- Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers - but it failed a big trial. Here's what to know. -- RJ Mackenzie -- Published

18 days ago

Explainer -- Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cows and dog. Are humans at risk? -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Last updated

19 days ago

INTERVIEW -- 'A disease anywhere can be a disease everywhere tomorrow morning': Public health expert on Ebola and the threat of future outbreaks -- Sophie Berdugo -- Published

19 days ago

Flu drugs might fight cognitive decline seen in HIV, early study hints -- Nicoletta Lanese

23 days ago

Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic. -- Patrick Pester

25 days ago

Analysis -- Ebola outbreak in Central Africa will be a nightmare to contain, experts warn -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

20 days ago

The US just approved bemotrizinol, a sunscreen ingredient long used in Asia and Europe. Here's how it works. -- Guy German

7 days ago

'You kill the bacteria and heal the wound at the same time': Emerging nanotech could be the future of wound healing -- Zunnash Khan

8 days ago

Diagnostic dilemma -- A man was stabbed through the throat and the base of the skull - by a fish -- Mindy Weisberger

8 days ago

Life's Little Mysteries -- Why does it take our eyes so long to adjust to the dark? -- Charles Q. Choi

8 days ago