New research finds there is significant variation in the anatomy of the human digestive system, with pronounced differences possible between healthy individuals. The finding has implications for ...

People who study anatomy study the body, how it is made up, and how it works. The study of anatomy dates back more than 2,000 years , to the Ancient Greeks. There are three broad areas: ...

To arrive at these estimates, the authors of the new study, which was published Monday (Sept. 18) in the journal PNAS, considered the size and number of 400 types of cells in the body across 60 ...

However, he did no human dissections – they were illegal during his time – and many of his extrapolations from animal to human anatomy were wrong. Galen dissecting a monkey, Veloso Salgado ...

Our study found that diabetes-related developmental abnormalities of the heart are likely caused by an imbalance of omega-3 fatty acids, the building blocks of cell membranes and signaling molecules.