DEHRADUN: The creature once notorious for clinging to human skin and sucking blood in the Himalayan foothills—leech, ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered how our bodies keep this ...

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An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does ...

A single clove of garlic daily offers remarkable health benefits, according to wellness expert Dr. Eric Berg. Its active ...

Onions provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that may help reduce inflammation, regulate blood sugar, and ...

A simple act of prostration in Salah offers profound benefits for the body, mind, and soul, and connects faith with science ...

Your heart pumps blood from your head to your toes, provides cells with fresh oxygen, and removes waste products. Located in ...

Researchers at USC have created the first method to noninvasively measure microscopic blood vessel pulses in the human brain. Using advanced 7T MRI, they found these tiny pulsations grow stronger with ...

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier ...

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 ...

How does your brain know when you need to breathe, when your blood pressure drops or when you’re fighting an infection? The ...