"At every moment, your body is fighting the same microbes it depends on to function. And it is a fight it cannot win." ...

Many of the body's biggest flaws are the result of evolution building on old designs instead of starting over. Our spine, ...

Many body parts can be transplanted or replaced with artificial equivalents, including corneas, livers, hearts, joints, and even entire faces. This technology will improve by leaps and bounds ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

We look into the body’s circulatory systems. By Sam Sifton I’m the host of The Morning. We’ve long known about two systems in the human body that circulate fluids. A physician in Italy observed the ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Because we can’t see them, ...

10 Mind-Blowing Facts That Reveal How Amazing The Human Body Really Is: The human body performs countless complex tasks every second, often without us even noticing. From the strength of our bones to ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers examined the relationship between cell size and count across the human body, establishing a quantitative framework and uncovering ...

For 150 years, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was thought to be the average body temperature for a healthy human being. But that number is wrong. “Doctors are no different from anybody else,” says Julie ...