FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY

3 years ago

'Brain-eating' amoebas are nearly always fatal. New treatments may change that. Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections.

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Scientists are trying to build a vaccine that works against almost any respiratory pathogen - here's how close they are.

15 days ago

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

16 days ago

AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field?

15 days ago

A pill can stop people from developing COVID after being exposed to the virus, trial finds -- Pandora Dewan -- Published

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Hantavirus updates: American doctor on cruise speaks out from quarantine; unrelated potential case appears in Illinois -- Ben Turner -- Last updated

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Hantavirus outbreaks could become more likely as virus-carrying rodents expand their range, model finds -- Naomi Mihara -- Published

1 day ago

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

25 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

6 months ago

'Aging clocks' can predict your risk of disease and early death. Here's what to know. -- Patrick Sullivan

8 months ago

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

1 month ago

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

2 months ago

BUYING GUIDE -- Best air purifiers for allergies 2026: Breathe easy this Spring -- Molly Cleary -- Last updated

2 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

1 year ago

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

2 months 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

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

16 days ago

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

6 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

7 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

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

How many more calories does muscle burn than fat? -- Kamal Nahas -- Published

7 months ago

Buying Guide -- Best fitness trackers 2026: From smart rings to multisport GPS watches -- Andrew Williams -- Last updated

4 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

20 days ago

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

26 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

4 months ago

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

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

FDA recalls more bagged, frozen shrimp over possible radioactive cesium contamination -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Last updated

8 months ago

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

20 days ago

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

22 days ago

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

1 month ago

Are allergies genetic? -- Katherine Irving

1 month ago

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

2 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

2 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

1 month ago

Emerging embryo-selection technologies are currently 'little more than snake oil.' But someday, they could widen social inequities. -- Daphne O. Martschenko

2 months ago

New tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits - and it's in desperate need of regulation -- Sam Trejo

2 months ago

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

8 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

INTERVIEW - Scientists are developing a 'self-driving' device that helps patients recover from heart attacks - By - Nicoletta Lanese - Published - 30 December 25

2 months ago

Heart attacks are less harmful at night. And that might be key to treating them. -- Zunnash Khan

3 months ago

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

22 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

4 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

1 year ago

Scientist who discovered body's 'fire alarm' against invading bacteria wins $250,000 Lasker prize -- Nicoletta Lanese

1 year ago

Why are some people's mosquito bites itchier than others'? New study hints at answer -- Michael Schubert

1 year ago

Diagnostic dilemma - An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment - By - Mindy Weisberger - Published - 13 May 26

10 hours ago

A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication -- Nicoletta Lanese

8 days ago

Early data links Wegovy to risk of 'eye stroke' - here's what to know -- Alex Hughes

14 days ago

New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it paves the way to cancer -- Hanan Hammad

23 days ago

New pain-relief opioid could be much less addictive than morphine, rodent study finds -- Kamal Nahas

26 days ago

Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer -- RJ Mackenzie

26 days ago

Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints -- Marianne Guenot

1 month ago

Scientists have discovered an 'Achilles' heel' in deadly superbugs -- Sayan Tribedi

1 month ago

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

8 days ago

Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggests -- Nicoletta Lanese

9 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

21 days ago

Science history: Doctor autopsies the brain of a man who couldn't speak - and reveals the seat of spoken language - April 18, 1861 -- Tia Ghose

26 days ago

INTERVIEW - The 'sweet spot' of overconfidence - project a bit to be perceived as competent, but don't be 'too seduced,' a cognitive neuroscientist explains in a Q&A - By - Tim Vernimmen - Published - 1 March 26

2 months ago

Psychedelics may rewire the brain to treat PTSD. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how. -- Jane Palmer

3 months ago

'Pain sponge' derived from stem cells could soak up pain signals before they reach the brain -- Payal Dhar

3 months ago

'Zombie' cells may drive common form of epilepsy -- RJ Mackenzie

3 months ago

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

2 days ago

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

5 days ago

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

14 days ago

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

15 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Endometriosis messes with the immune system and causes 'ripple effects across the body' -- April Rees

1 month ago

Woman born without a vagina or cervix went on to conceive a son naturally -- Lauren Schneider

2 months ago

How long can human sperm survive? -- Emma Bryce

3 months ago

Do animals have orgasms? -- Elana Spivack

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

2 months ago

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

1 month ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

3 months ago

Interview - 'We're less prepared for contagious pathogens': The US has degraded its ability to track and squash outbreaks, Emory epidemiologist says - By - Nicoletta Lanese - Published - 13 May 26

23 hours ago

New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test -- Victoria Atkinson -- Published

5 days ago

Andes virus - the only hantavirus that can spread between people - identified as culprit on cruise ship -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

7 days ago

Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here's what we know -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Last updated

8 days ago

Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing - and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too -- Sophie Berdugo -- Published

8 days ago

What is a hantavirus? Symptoms, treatments, prevention and how it spreads -- Emily Cooke -- Last updated

2 days ago

Science news this week -- The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery -- Alexander McNamara

23 hours ago

Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help? -- Kamal Nahas -- Published

5 days ago