Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for ...

A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs. Researchers at Harvard Medical School used high-resolution imaging to identify ...

Your mom was right all along. Standing up straight isn’t just about looking confident or adding those extra inches to your height. The way you hold yourself throughout the day could be silently ...

Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.

The potential for 3D bioprinting has been further expanded thanks to the work of engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), who have developed a soft robotic arm that can print directly ...

A team of engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has developed a tiny, flexible robotic arm that’s designed to 3D print material directly on the surface of organs inside ...

Water sustains every system in our bodies, yet many people unknowingly live in a state of chronic mild dehydration. While thirst remains the most obvious indicator of dehydration, your skin often ...

In the United States more than 100,000 people are currently waiting on lifesaving organ transplants. And while transplants and recoveries have reached record highs in recent years, so has the number ...