Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or oval indentation or bump in the middle of the abdomen (belly). It marks where ...

Sterling High School students are using a tool of technology to peel back the layers of the human body for an up close and intimate view of human anatomy. An anatomage table is an interactive virtual ...

Great Britain's Matt Weston secures back-to-back titles at the skeleton World Cup after finishing ahead of team-mate Marcus ...

An ectomorph is a human body type characterized by a lean build and narrow shoulders and hips. Ectomorphs may have difficulty ...

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia - a bulge that results from soft tissue pushing through a weak spot in the abdominal muscles.

By age 75, a noteworthy 50% of men develop an inguinal (groin) hernia. Although common, the cause of these hernias is unknown, and the only treatment is surgery to repair the weakened area. Even after ...

That was the case recently when a remarkable discovery from the Copper Age was made during an otherwise routine dig for a new ...

Police discovered the human remains just before 3 p.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Burham Street in the city’s South Side ...

A byproduct is something produced or left over when something else is made. In the U.S., most people who eat meat consume ...

A pulled (or strained) muscle could take a few days to feel better. Severe injury could take weeks to months. Find out what ...

They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...

Potent in vivo gene editing in skeletal muscle of non-human primates by a novel, ultracompact CRISPR system delivered via a single AAV vector.