This video introduces the basics of human body proportions using simplified shapes. It demonstrates a step-by-step approach ...

Hunter-gatherers in parts of ancient Asia prepared their dead for burial with smoke-drying up to 14,000 years ago, resulting in the oldest known evidence of human mummification, according to a new ...

A group of hunters found human remains inside the belly of an alligator they captured Tuesday near a lagoon where a nonverbal autistic boy was attacked and killed by one of the scaly predators. Bryan ...

Physicians rely on nuclear medicine scans, like SPECT scans, to watch the heart pump, track blood flow and detect diseases hidden deep inside the body. But today's scanners depend on expensive ...

The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Those are ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that in the 1700s, animal blood was transfused into humans to cure syphilis. Is this true? -- T.U. ANSWER: The story is a bit more complicated. Transfusion from animals into ...

Electrically stimulating key cells in the immune system could "reprogram" them to reduce inflammation and encourage faster and more effective healing in the body. This is the discovery of scientists ...

While most vampires spend their days sleeping and their nights stalking, The Blood of Dawnwalker's Coen has the benefit of still being able to access his human self during the day. It's not until the ...

From vampire legends to lab-grown tissue, the idea that young blood can reverse aging is no longer pure myth. A new study shows that proteins secreted by bone marrow cells, triggered by young blood, ...

For centuries, people have been searching for ways to reverse the effects of aging. A new study has now revealed that factors present in young human blood can rejuvenate aged skin. As we age, the ...

Aging seems to occur in a linear fashion throughout the human lifespan, from childhood to the "golden years," but a new study has revealed one specific turning point when aging starts to accelerate in ...

A Suffolk County police officer was shot Thursday morning while investigating a homicide in North Bay Shore, authorities said. The shooting happened during an investigation into the death of a man ...