A recent scientific study suggests that the human body may be able to detect the presence of hidden objects even before direct contact happens, especially in ...

The human body is a machine whose many parts – from the microscopic details of our cells to our limbs, eyes, liver and brain – have been assembled in fits and starts over the four billion years of our ...

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Researchers from the University of Sydney have used placebo pain relief to uncover a map-like system in the brainstem that controls pain differently depending on where it's felt in the body. The ...

Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time. In the study, published in early February in ...

Share on Pinterest Human brain cell evolution may be linked to autism, neurodiversity, according to a new study. Image credit: Lauren Lee/Stocksy A new study concludes that the speed at which the ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

New research finds the human brain has a built-in pain map that activates in different areas when relieving face, arm or leg pain. But placebo pain relief only works where the brain expects it.