Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Scientists have re-created a pain pathway in the brain by growing four key clusters of human nerve cells in a dish. This laboratory model could be used to help explain certain pain syndromes, and ...

Great advancements have been made in research regarding how to treat trauma. In particular, a renewed focus has assessed how working on the body can offer benefits not gained by more traditional talk, ...

Despite existing in the food safety danger zone, the living human body does not go bad. Like in a tower defense game, our body is picking off invaders on multiple fronts at all times. The mitochondria ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into cures for ...