Quantum entanglement—a phenomenon where particles are mysteriously linked no matter how far apart they are—presents a long-standing challenge in the physical world, particularly in understanding its ...

The kidneys serve as the body's essential filtering system, working continuously to remove waste and maintain fluid balance.

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby ...

After a storm system blanketed the New Orleans area with snow and days of freezing weather, Louisianans seek a favorite winter dish to warm their spirit; gumbo. (AP video by Stephen Smith) ...

At Fierce Healthcare, we keep track of all the venture capital being funneled into the health tech and digital health industries. | London-based Neko Health picked up $260 million in fresh funding for ...

The timeline in which alcohol compounds are present in your body varies greatly. Learn more about how the body processes alcohol and if you can flush your system.

General adaptation syndrome (GAS), or Selye's syndrome, describes the various bodily processes that regulate how your body ...

Now, a new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress, sharpen focus and improve sleep in mere minutes ...

The truth is, desire is highly multifactorial. There is no one cause for desire discrepancy, and in any given case, there will be multiple different layers of intersecting dynamics to untangle, each ...

Heightened mental alertness is an adaptive response. Your body is wise. It’s trying to help you out—even if the help it’s giving isn’t at this moment particularly helpful.

“Overall, female sex was associated with a 1.31-times higher risk of long COVID,” researchers said. “In age-stratified analyses, female sex was associated with the highest risk of long COVID among ...