Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Body position can affect the accuracy of vital sign measurements that indicate arterial stiffness—a risk factor for heart ...

Body composition refers to the distribution of fat, muscle, bone, and other tissues that make up your body. It is often expressed as the percentage of total body weight that consists of fat and/or ...

The overall average body fat percentage in the United States is about 39.9% for women and 28.1% for men, so below these amounts would technically be “below average.” However, most people in the United ...

Or maybe it’s something else entirely. Regardless of how they feel, all headaches are your body’s way of alerting you that something is wrong. While a headache feels like a pain inside your brain, ...

Your body produces it when your skin is in the sun or when you eat vitamin-D-rich foods. It can be hard to notice a vitamin D deficiency because it sometimes yields no symptoms. One study found ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact location and analyze their neighboring ... controls vital functions such as ...

Anatomy focuses on the composition, structure and location of the parts of organisms tissues, organs and systems as well as the relationships between different parts. Interest in psychedelic ...

I’ve never been a huge fan of slathering my arms and legs with heavy creams. Instead, I prefer body cream’s lighter alternative, body oil, which absorbs quickly, locks in moisture, and leaves ...