Myth busted: Your body isn’t canceling out your workout
Physical activity continues to affect the body even after the movement itself has ended. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that being…
Your body may already have a molecule that helps fight Alzheimer’s
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have clarified how spermine – a small molecule that regulates many processes in the body’s cells – can guard against diseases such as…
Boy’s body was mummified and turned green by a copper coffin
The mummified remains of a boy buried in a copper box between 1617 and 1814 Annamaria Alabiso An adolescent boy buried around three centuries ago in a copper box in…
New crystal camera lets doctors see inside the body like never before
Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, like SPECT scans, to watch the heart pump, track blood flow and detect diseases hidden deep inside the body. But today’s scanners depend on…
Whispers in the womb: How cells “hear” to shape the human body
Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions. Thousands of cells coordinate, move and exert mechanical forces on each other as…
Jake Paul earns ranking from sanctioning body, can challenge for cruiserweight world title
Getty Images Jake Paul’s aspirations of being a world champion don’t sound quite as impossible anymore. The social media and former Disney Channel star is officially a ranked professional boxer.…
Scientists just mapped how the body rejects pig organs—and how to stop it
A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.1 The findings, presented today at the ESOT Congress 2025, mark a significant step forward in…
Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors
In 2022 a team led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people…
Perceiving one’s own body: Babies sense their heartbeat and breathing
Body signals such as heartbeat and breathing accompany us constantly, often unnoticed as background noise of our perception. Even in the earliest years of life, these signals are important as…
Peacekeeper cells protect the body from autoimmunity during infection
During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not,…