A Man's Dentures Were Stuck in His Throat for More Than a Week By Rachael Rettner A U.K. man's dentures fell down his throat during surgery and were stuck there for more than a week before they were discovered.
Why Do We Bend Our Arms When We Run? By Mindy Weisberger The relationship between arm movements and gaits could help explain how arm proportions evolved in the human family tree.
Man's Vape Pen Explodes, Giving Him Third-Degree Burns By Rachael Rettner The man developed serious burns after his vape pen exploded in his pocket.
Woman Gets Second-Degree Burns from 'Vaginal Steaming' By Rachael Rettner Ever since Gwyneth Paltrow endorsed vaginal steaming, doctors have warned that the practice isn't without risks.
Freezing Part of a Woman’s Ovaries Could Delay Menopause for Years, UK Company Says By Yasemin Saplakoglu A medical procedure that has been used to freeze a woman's ovaries is being offered for the first time as a way to delay menopause.
The Circulatory System: An Amazing Circuit That Keeps Our Bodies Going By Kim Ann Zimmermann The heart, lungs and about 60,000 miles of blood vessels work together to keep blood pumping through our bodies.
Drinking This Much Coffee May Trigger Migraines By Rachael Rettner Caffeine may really be a trigger for migraines, but only if you consume a lot of it, a new study suggests.
The Human Skeletal System By Kim Ann Zimmermann Humans wouldn't get very far without bones — literally.
Cancer Patients Get Rare Blood Infection After Nurse Dilutes Opioids with Tap Water By Rachael Rettner Half a dozen cancer patients in New York developed a rare infection after they received injectable opioids that a nurse had diluted with tap water, according to a new report.
Bizarre 'Nanoseaweed' Is the Thinnest Gold in the World By Brandon Specktor The thinnest gold in the world will, sadly, not be adorning your fingers anytime soon.
A Woman Needed Her Hands and Legs Amputated After Contracting Infection from Dog 'Kisses' By Rachael Rettner A little lick from a puppy may have led to a life-threatening infection for one woman in Ohio, who ended up needing her hands and legs amputated.
No Tie Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence By Arash Javanbakht President Trump called for better identification of people with mental illness as a way to stop gun violence and mass shootings. But what would that do?
How Do Trivia Masters Do It? The Right Answer Is ‘Brain Efficiency.’ By Yasemin Saplakoglu We all have that friend who "knows everything."
Why the 'Brain-Eating' Amoeba Is So Deadly By Bill Sullivan The digestive power of this amoeba is the stuff of nightmares when it plays out in a human brain.
Jogging Is the Best Weapon Against 'Obesity Genes' By Rachael Rettner These six exercises may help ward off obesity in those who are genetically predisposed to packing on the pounds.
Japanese Scientists Plan to Create Human-Mouse Hybrids. Here's How. By Laura Geggel Some unusual embryos may soon be growing in Japan: those of human-mouse and human-rat hybrids, news sources are reporting.
Jeffrey Epstein Dreamed of 'Improving' Humanity With a Baby-Making Ranch (and His DNA) By Mindy Weisberger Epstein is thought to have drawn inspiration from an ideology known as "transhumanism."
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Thrive in Warm Coastal Waters. That Doesn't Mean You'll Get Sick. By Brian Labus Rising water temperature encourage the spread of harmful bacteria in ocean waters.
Moving to a New Home While Pregnant Could Raise Risk of Preterm Birth By Rachael Rettner In some cases, moving during pregnancy may increase the risk of preterm birth, a new study suggests.
How a Woman's Birth Control Implant Ended Up in Her Lung By Rachael Rettner A woman's birth control implant that went missing from its proper place in her arm turned up in her lung.
