Scientists have made a potentially “life-changing” discovery that could pave the way for new drugs to treat Parkinson’s ...

It’s why space suits are made up of 16 layers of material that act like ... messes with the human body in ways that are still being studied and understood. It was an eight-day mission that ...

Explores the anatomy and functions of human joints, categorizing them into three main types: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial. It details the characteristics and subtypes of each joint type, ...

Researchers discovered that epithelial cells that line human skin are able to communicate danger to the body through a silent ...

One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping ...

Mireia Manzano explains why anatomy and physiology matter in nurse education, forming the scaffolding of safe and effective care. Read more.

The Japanese Association of Anatomists (JAA) and two other organizations have set ethical guidelines for students and doctors ...

We have two types of hair, says dermatologist Elizabeth Houshmand. Vellus hairs, or “peach fuzz,” cover virtually our entire ...

Medicine has a dark history of acquiring bodies for students to learn on. The University of Auckland's Māori-led ceremony introducing students to their cadaver is changing that.

Autopsies play a starring role on CSI, Bones, and many other prime-time dramas about medicine and forensics. They may very ...

Speaking to the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, the study’s author Professor David Komander said: “Our ...