Butterflies in the stomach come from the gut-brain connection during stress responses. Adrenaline diverts blood from digestive organs, causing this feeling.

Intense heat can overcome our body's ability to maintain a normal temperature, resulting in a number of illnesses.

Many adults struggle with poor sleep, impacting overall health. Remedies like magnesium and melatonin are popular, each offering unique benefits. Magnesium, found in foods like leafy greens, calms ...

Some similarities remain While the octopus’s decentralized nervous system makes it a unique evolutionary example, it does have some structures similar to or analogous to the human nervous system.

Inspired by how human abdominal muscles transmit pressure to the lungs via abdominal cavity compression, a biomechanically interactive platform was developed to optimally utilize the abdominal ...

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it ...

The natural neuromuscular model has greatly inspired the development of control mechanisms in addressing the uncertainty challenges in robotic systems. Although the underpinning neural reaction of ...

Potent in vivo gene editing in skeletal muscle of non-human primates by a novel, ultracompact CRISPR system delivered via a single AAV vector.

Discover how haptic technology is redefining reality by enabling you to feel virtual objects through direct nervous system stimulation.

Your nervous system contains millions of nerve cells, called neurons. Neurons are highly specialised to transmit messages from one part of your body to another. All neurons have a cell body and ...

Pulling your hand away from a hot object, blinking because it's very bright or kicking when someone taps the tendon below your kneecap - these are all innate reflex actions. They happen rapidly ...