Carrying extra weight could affect many routine blood tests in kids, new data show. Knowing this might help doctors better interpret lab results.
Sometimes the body’s immune system works too well, like a smoke alarm that blares every time you cook pizza. The results can range from uncomfortable to potentially life-threatening.
The isolation of a long-term mission at an Antarctic research station shrunk part of crew members’ brains, a small study suggests.
Along with harder-to-kill microbes, airplane sewage contains a diverse set of the genes that let bacteria evade antibiotics.
Teens who gained excess weight showed less activity in the brain’s reward center when viewing or tasting foods with lots of fat.
Waves of fluid wash into the human brain during sleep. That’s good. They just may help clean out toxic proteins.
Giant dinosaurs evolved several ways to cool their blood and avoid heatstroke.