In a viral video on Instagram posted by Scienceboy, a dead fish with its body split open and its insides removed is placed ...

New research suggests that orgasms without genital stimulation, including during REM sleep, may reflect central neurophysiologic processes with therapeutic relevance.

Across neuroscience, biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how pain is measured, understood and treated to support safer, more ...

A 4-week-old baby girl came into the emergency room because she’d been fussy for a full day, and wouldn’t drink from her bottle. On further questioning, the parents said that she had not pooped for 3 ...

For decades, most scientists treated the spinal cord as little more than a biological cable. The brain gave orders, the ...

By the time a human brain registers danger, a viper’s strike is already over. Here’s how these snakes can move faster than ...

Runit is a "collision sports" league that simply involves two men running full speed at each other. A 19-year-old has already died doing it.

Joint noises are common and often misunderstood. A physiotherapist explains why they happen and what they do, and do not, ...

Sarah Jividen, RN, BSN, is a trained neuro/trauma, and emergency room nurse turned healthcare writer. As a journalism major, she combined her love for writing with her passion for high-level patient ...