While high BMI risks are widely discussed, being underweight can also disrupt fertility. Experts explain how low body fat affects hormones, ovulation, sperm health, and pregnancy outcomes, and what sc ...

With the exception of infectious diseases, examination of the environmental causes of illness has been piecemeal. Gary Miller, a toxicologist at Columbia University who also addressed the meeting, ...

From the first successful kidney transplant in 1954, modern organ transplantation has often been linked to the horrors of Frankenstein. While people have grown to accept kidney and liver transplants ...

The human body is a truly incredible machine. It is made up of many different parts that work together every single day. Our skeleton is one of the most important parts. As an adult, you have 206 ...

Many Christians believe that life begins at the moment of conception – egg and sperm come together creating the new, unique ...

Ancient DNA is turning human prehistory into something startlingly intimate. Instead of a clean handoff from one species to another, the last 50,000 years look more like a long, tangled story of ...

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

We like to think of ourselves as hardy Wisconsinites, capable of braving the bitter cold to enjoy life during the winter. But over the next few days, when forecasts predict wind chills as low as minus ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending ...