Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International Space Station will add to what we know about how space affects health.

It has issues depicting body parts. And it does not understand physics ... On Earth, these competencies rely on gravity-based ...

F1 season kicks off with two electrifying back-to-back race weekends, the world remains captivated by the high-speed ...

Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about one in three people, but the brain circuits involved are ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control ...

Steffani Jemison’s multi-media installation, which questions how we move and how are we moved by each other is currently on ...

Scientists have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. A team of researchers discovered which chemicals influence the signals ...

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Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that truly permanent communities in space will need to solve. Dave Brody writes ...

It smoothes rough skin nicely. The formula is safe for all parts of your body, so you can use it on your face, too (and the pump top makes things a little more sanitary than other tub options ...