- Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
Sweating is just one of the body’s many processes that help keep us cool.
The bizarre case of a Pret a Manger employee being stuck in a -18°C freezer for two-and-a-half hours highlights the dangers of cold temperatures.
Since the time of Hippocrates, doctors have looked at patients hands for signs of ill health.
‘Hourglass syndrome’ can cause changes in the appearance of the stomach – and may also affect other parts of the body.
Every part of the body ages, including the vocal cords. But there are some things you can do to reduce the impact on your voice.
Exercise or exertion headaches could affect up to a quarter of the adult population.
The science behind why crossing your legs while sitting could be detrimental to your health.
Le corps des femmes enceintes subit de nombreux changements au cours de la grossesse, dont certains permettent d’assurer le bon développement de leur bébé. Mais pas tous…
Fortunately, most of these changes are only temporary.
Around 12% of babies are born weighing more than 4kg.
Aortic aneurysms most commonly happen in men aged over 65.
Lab-grown technologies may help change the way certain human diseases are studied and treated.
Model Hailey Bieber recently shared on social media that she’s suffering with an ovarian cyst the size of an apple.
A 44th blood group was recently discovered by researchers at Bristol University.
People have been known to die of a broken heart. New research suggests they can also die of happiness.
Se trata de un desgarro del revestimiento más interno de la aorta, una enfermedad poco común, que afecta sólo a tres o cuatro personas por cada 100 000.
Aortic dissection is an uncommon condition – affecting only three or four people per 100,000.
Orang dengan sindrom Ramsay Hunt mungkin perlu melumasi mata mereka dengan air mata buatan. Dan mata yang terkena perlu ditutup lakban pada malam hari.
Bieber announced on Instagram that he has paralysis on one side of his face, caused by the varicella-zoster virus.
Try to avoid eating an hour or two before a workout.
Finnish cross-country skier Remi Lindholm suffered from a frozen penis during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The mechanisms behind vaccine-related and pill-related clots are quite different.
Los coágulos de sangre se forman para evitar la pérdida de sangre tanto dentro como fuera del cuerpo. Pero pueden ser peligrosos si se desprenden del lugar donde se forman.
Blood clots form to prevent blood loss both inside and outside the body. But they can become dangerous if they get dislodged from where they form.
This ‘backup’ pacemaker can keep the heart beating as normal when the mechanism which normally keeps the heart beating fails.
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