An international study led by researchers from Australia's La Trobe University and the University of Cambridge has challenged ...

From broad cheekbones and a flexible back to a small prefrontal cortex, here’s everything an anatomist thinks makes the ...

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast ...

Archaeologists have identified what appears to be the earliest clear evidence that ancient humans were not just tending ...

Study reveals 20 DNA markers in fast-twitch muscle that predict age within 4 years and explain why sprinting declines before ...

The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia gets a lot of different reactions from a lot of different people. Museum leaders want you ...

A radically miniaturized brain implant called BISC is redefining what’s possible in human–computer interaction, offering a ...

Newfound fossils in modern-day Ethiopia suggest that the mysterious foot belonged to a recently named species, Australopithecus deyiremeda. The finding could alter the story of human evolution ...

Two related studies published today in Nature Metabolism show that a specialized intracellular recycling mechanism—chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)—is essential for muscle health. The research, ...

Skeletal remains are being investigated by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. The remains were discovered, November 4, near a wooded area near Alma Street and Richard Drive, in Houma, and are ...