When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been ...

Bite marks discovered on the skeleton of a gladiator in Roman-era England suggest the man faced off with a lion in the arena, ...

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ...

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

An interdisciplinary study led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) reveals that women living in the region of ...

Never mind the fishy smell at Oakestown Intermediate; it just means fifth-graders are getting an up-close lesson on anatomy ...

Researchers reexamining fossils identified telltale marks made by human ancestors cutting meat from bones. The discovery ...

An interdisciplinary research team led by Professor Dr. Bent Brachvogel has examined how mitochondria influence the premature ...

Berkeley writer Bonnie Tsui, acclaimed for her unique title "Why We Swim," takes on the human body again in her new book. "On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters" (Algonquin Books, 256 ...

Discover how excess weight silently damages your joints through both mechanical stress and inflammation, and learn effective ...

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New research reveals a long-overlooked female organ may be essential for egg development and reproductive function relating ...