This exploratory study in healthy young adults found that plasma sodium levels within the normal clinical range are ...

Have dreams of working in the medical or veterinary fields? UW’s human and animal physiology minor might be for you. This program equips students with the skills, education and experience needed to ...

Human blood already comes in a bewildering variety of types, but researchers have now identified a new one so rare that only three people on the planet are known to carry it. The finding exposes just ...

The human body undergoes numerous adaptations when it leaves Earth’s gravity. Researchers are studying how to minimize those physiological changes in astronauts and in people on Earth with similar ...

Several bacteria that can cause deadly bloodstream infections in humans are attracted to an amino acid in our blood, scientists have discovered. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

A study published in the journal Environment International finds traces of microplastic polymers in human blood. The sizes and shapes of polymers raise a serious concern over the possible risk of ...

Kennedy Space Center, FL, June 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), part of the ...

Scientists have been concerned about possible harm from microplastics for many years. In a new study, researchers developed a method of detecting microplastics in human blood. The scientists found ...

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Svante Pääbo for his discoveries about the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. Pääbo, a Swedish geneticist and a director ...