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The procedure, known as therapeutic apheresis, filters blood through a specialized machine. It removes abnormal proteins, ...

Research shows gut microbiome could help eliminate persistent PFAS that linger in bodies for years, as scientists work to ...

Microplastics have been found nearly everywhere in the human body. Experts explain how harmful they may be for our health, ...

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I n 2004, a Chinese woman named Xie Qiuping won the Guinness World Record for the longest human scalp hair at 5.627 meters—the length of an adult male giraffe!While this is an anomaly, humans are the ...

NASA has shared detailed insights on how space travel affects the human body, from radiation exposure to gravity changes.

How long COVID affects the body A new study that my colleagues and I published in The New England Journal of Medicine on July 17, 2024, shows that the risk of long COVID declined over the course ...

The record for a single trip into space currently stands at 437 days, but prolonged periods in orbit can alter an astronaut's body in some surprising ways, changing their muscles, brains and even ...