T he heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

The largest muscle in the human body is the Gluteus Maximus. It is responsible for keeping your posture upright, and is the principal antigravity force working when you walk up stairs.

George Washington died after his physician treated his sore throat with bloodletting, but don't let that stop you from ...

How much blood is coursing through your veins and arteries? It turns out there's enough blood in the human body to fill a bit more than a 1-gallon milk jug.

Among the most impressive systems of the body is the musculoskeletal system. But how many muscles are in the human body?

MUSIC The bones, blood, and guts in Marika Hackman’s body of work By Eric R. Danton Globe correspondent,Updated September 5, 2024, 11:01 a.m.

Everyone has a different amount of blood in their body depending on their age and size. How many pints does the average person have? How much can you lose?

Diuretics - sometimes called "water pills" - increase the amount of water the body expels. They are taken widely, including for heart failure. In high temperatures, they increase the dangers of ...

“Having an anatomical knowledge of the human body really supported my representation of bodies in art.” Rachel Suter organized two figure-drawing workshops in the cadaver lab for artists with the goal ...

Years of research has shown microscopic pieces of plastic have made their way into human bodies, including the heart, kidney, liver, testicles and brain.

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

A genetically modified pig liver successfully filtered the blood of a human who had completely lost brain activity and did so for three days. The achievement offers a potential temporary treatment ...