A new study finds more genetic mutations that explain chronic insensitivity to pain.

HEALTH
Brightly alerts people with incontinence of when their bladder is expanding.
Blood donation just got a lot more interactive.
A new scan can identify every virus a person has had using just a single drop of blood.
A quick look at the ways we protected ourselves from UV rays before the advent of modern sunscreen will make you thankful that all you need to stay safe in the sun is a friend to do your back.
Hospital technology has come a long way since the beginning of the 20th century. Which is a good thing, as it means that doctors and nurses wear face masks and surgical gloves.
Let's dig in to this slightly geeky technical problem—one that literally means the difference between life and death.
Kind of. Boredom won’t directly kill you on its own, but it does make it more likely that a handful of other things will put you six feet under.
A recent study finds that bumping fists rather than shaking hands in hospitals reduces the spread of bacteria.
They're both filthy, but which is the most filthy?
If you’ve got a receding hairline, don’t be so quick to blame it on your baseball caps or your grandpa.
From the conjoined livers from a pair of Siamese twins to slides of Albert Einstein’s brain, Philadelphia's Mütter Museum houses dozens of strange artifacts from medical history.
From herb and fat concoctions to various forms of animal poop potions, here are some historical hair loss remedies you probably don't want to slather on your head.
Doctors now have a bit of a better understanding of why some shed bloody tears, yet in many cases, it remains a mystery. Here are a few things we know.