The human body regulates temperature through thermoregulation. Hypothalamus in the brain acts as a thermostat. It maintains a ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

With a heat wave causing excessive heat warnings in Delaware, you'll hear a lot about the heat index this week. What to know ...

The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and ...

Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool. Now researchers have shrunk the handheld ultrasound probe—which typically requires a highly trained ...

For 150 years, 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit was thought to be the average body temperature for a healthy human being. But that number is wrong. But for at least the past two decades, researchers have ...