In just one week of quitting smoking, your body starts healing your heart rate normalises, senses sharpen, breathing eases, ...

The visceral substrate of selfhood is not an add-on to cognitive self-awareness; in many frameworks, it is its foundation. Neuroimaging shows the anterior insula co-activating with the medial ...

We often blame stress or screen time for restless nights, but the problem may be much closer to us, in the air inside our bedrooms. Indoor air quality plays an important role in how quickly we fall ...

The loneliness of outgrowing your origins shows up in your body long before your mind catches up. Here's how to stop abandoning yourself to maintain connection.

How do blood vessels stay strong, flexible, and responsive to the body's changing need for oxygen and nutrients? The answer lies not only in biology—but also in physics. Researchers at Åbo Akademi ...

Humans were not designed for space. Ironically, because we insist on going there anyway, scientists now know from studying astronauts that the lack of Earth’s gravity can wreak health havoc, such as ...

Making a living brain transparent and watching its neurons fire without disturbing their function-sounds like science fiction ...

Microplastics might clog up immune cells, preventing them from fighting infections and clearing away dead cells, as well as reducing sperm counts.