We're in our bodies every day, but how well do we really know them? From how the brain supports higher-level thinking to why ...

Understanding gene expression within the body has been a boon for 21st century biology and therapeutics, but most discoveries that use these technologies only focus on one organ or one small area of ...

Endometriosis is a painful, debilitating condition affecting 10% of women worldwide. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (known as lesions) grows elsewhere in the body – usually ...

Extracellular vesicles are tiny bubbles that allow cells and tissues to communicate within the body. They have potential to be adapted to deliver drugs. Professor of Biomedical Engineering Cheemeng ...

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GREETINGS, BRAINY PANTS! It’s time once again to put your brainy-brain to the test with this week’s edition of POP QUIZ PDX—our weekly, local, sassy-ass trivia quiz. And this week, since I’m going on ...

Pennington Biomedical researchers recently investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or if our bodies operate within a ...

Earth has the perfect combination of a livable atmosphere and a protective magnetic field that prevents the Sun's harmful radiation and radioactive solar winds from damaging us, allowing us to live on ...

The endocannabinoid system is found throughout the brain and body and plays a key role in everything from memory and learning to sleep to social behavior. During prolonged aerobic exercise, the body's ...

Mallory Christopherson, DC, FMT, CSCS, is a certified chiropractic and sports medicine physician and founder at Superior Sport & Spine. Body types are categorized as ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph ...