Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

The human body is a remarkably resilient thing, as many case studies of people surviving without organs tell us ...

Calcium is one of the most vital minerals for the human body, playing an essential role in maintaining strong bones, healthy teeth, and numerous bodily functions. While many people associate calcium ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers conducted an experiment to investigate the upper limit of the thermoneutral zone of the human body. Prof. Lewis Halsey, University of Roehampton Researchers investigated ...

An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...

It happens to all of us, and usually far sooner than we expect: You suddenly find that every time you get in or out of a chair, there's a veritable chorus of sounds from both your joints and your own ...

Cancer is a disease that causes abnormal cells to reproduce and spread to other parts of the body, which can result in tumors or damage to the immune system that may become fatal. Healthy cells follow ...

A few months ago, a client and I were discussing the difficult problem of work. In our society, we’re used to thinking that functioning properly means being productive—that is, being able to work and ...