An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does your brain recognize when it’s time to take a breath, when your blood ...

A team of American scientists has discovered what they described as the 'hidden sixth sense' in the human body, a discovery ...

When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit ...

Scientists have built an AI-powered clock called gtAge that reads your blood to reveal your true biological age.

The study reveals that physically active individuals burn more calories over the course of the day and do not compensate by conserving energy in other bodily functions. The impact of physical activity ...

The research, published today in Current Biology, showed that ultramarathoners can burn an astounding 11,000 calories per day ...

Imagine seeing your body from the inside out, a hidden world where more than 30 trillion cells are constantly renewing and regenerating to keep you alive. Men typically have around 36 trillion cells, ...

Basal metabolic rate is the minimum amount of energy your body needs for life-sustaining functions like breathing and ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog provides clear, accessible explainers on everyday topics for which UC Davis has expertise. Each post is reviewed by faculty or subject-matter experts, ensuring readers get ...

One of the main functions of the skeleton is to protect our squishy internal organs, but another important function is to help us move; bones act as levers with the assistance of ...

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, scientists say those measurements indicate a disturbing trend — the ...

At the edge of death, some people wake into sudden clarity. Terminal lucidity is one of the mind’s most baffling mysteries.