The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

The skin, the body's largest organ constantly regenerates, contains sensory receptors, and produces melanin for pigmentation.

Blood sugar, or glucose, is a vital health metric, as it’s the main source of energy for most cells in the body. When you eat ... and health issues. The chart below uses insight from studies ...

Grey's Anatomy. To some, this may be a surprise, but if you kept an eye on the streaming top 10 lists, you're hardly flabbergasted that the ABC medical series made it to the top. The Shonda Rhimes ...

Scaling of human body composition to stature: new insights into body mass index. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jul;86(1):82-91. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/86.1.82 Brown University. How does weight affect your heart?

The type of hernia someone has depends on its cause and location on the body. A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ pushes through the muscle or tissue of its typical location.

Your diaphragm body part spans from the front to the back. It is the floor of the thoracic cavity and the ceiling of the abdominal cavity. Many body organs are near the diaphragm ... variations in the ...

As an enthusiast of the “body shower” (a.k.a. washing everything but my hair) and someone who has especially dry skin, I’ve spent a great deal of time shopping for just the right body wash.

A path to a more capable warfighter "Each red blood cell stays in the blood for about four months, and it accesses pretty much every organ in the body," said Samir Mitragotri, a professor of ...

Human genetic diversity and evolution rely on new mutations and exchange of DNA between chromosomes during the generation of sex cells, in a process called recombination. Recombination manifests ...

LONDON – Medical experts proposed a radical overhaul of how obesity is diagnosed, moving away from relying on body mass alone and ... and the state of his or her organs. It may also limit ...