From periods of rapid aging in our 40s and 60s to ancient brains that don’t decompose, here are some of the year’s most intriguing stories about human biology It can sometimes feel like health ...

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith took a scary knee injury at Sunday Night Football, and the team has a big update: it appears "structurally" okay but he is not yet cleared for the rest of ...

First, it isn’t just for runners. Also, it isn't really a specific injury. Runner’s knee is a broad term used to describe the pain you feel if you have one of several knee problems.

Some individuals experience knee pain when going down stairs. It can be mild and occur periodically, or the pain can be excruciating and frequent. There are a number of conditions that can cause this ...

They were part of a pioneer population that eventually died out, making them a ‘lost branch’ of the human family tree. Zooarchaeologist Dr Geoff Smith studied more than a thousand bone fragments found ...

Space architect Melodie Yasher has developed ingenious plans for using robots to 3D print the habitats, landing pads and everything needed for human life on Mars. Using robots means that these ...

It turns out the LRJ people were part of the early human expansion from Africa to other parts of the world. But theirs was a surprisingly recent migration. The common ancestors of the LRJ people ...

Cold laser therapy beams light energy at your skin to reduce pain and inflammation deep within an area of your body, like your knee. It’s used to treat knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA), as ...

An international team has now sequenced the oldest modern human genomes to date. The genomes were recovered from seven individuals who lived between 42,000 and 49,000 years ago in Ranis ...

This article outlines the basic anatomy of the foot bones, along with some of the most common conditions affecting these bones. The metatarsal bones are a group of five tubular bones in the middle ...

Javascript must be enabled to use this site. Please enable Javascript in your browser and try again. AARP has expert advice on minimizing the aches and pains that ...

AI’s rapid advancement has ignited enthusiasm about its potential to revolutionize corporate decision-making by substituting for expensive, fallible humans. But it’s naïve to believe that by ...