Why Does Your Body Jerk Awake As You’re Trying to Fall Asleep?
Up to 70 percent of people have experienced hypnic jerks, but they’re usually nothing to worry about.
Up to 70 percent of people have experienced hypnic jerks, but they’re usually nothing to worry about.
You might think they’re unnecessary, because so many people have had their tonsils removed—but tonsils actually serve an important role in your immune system.
It's 200 times thinner than human hair, and you won't find it at Olive Garden anytime soon.
This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000-year history, the caduceus had nothing to do with medicine.
The Australian Reptile Park is asking the public to capture the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the most dangerous species in the world.
Here’s another reason to rethink bringing your phone into the bathroom with you.
“Fart walks” could be the answer to your gastrointestinal woes.
Anesthesia is a complex mixture of medications that lessen pain during procedures. Different types affect the body in different ways.
A case study of a man in Australia is highlighting the return of a disease associated with Elizabethan sailors and polar explorers.
Barring some dramatic medical advancements, living into your eighties remains the best-case scenario.
Science reinforces that it’s never too late to stop smoking.
The nagging pain in your neck may feel tight, but it's knot what you think.
Queen Elizabeth II, Winston Churchill, and FDR once owned one of Fleming's penicillin mold samples. Now you can, too.
Can an octogenarian really just collapse from the wear and tear of life?
In the latest episode of The List Show, we’re tackling some fun facts—and the occasional harsh truth—about the careers you imagined for yourself as a kid.
Not only is there a chronic shortage of organ donations in the U.S.—there multiple myths about the process.
The unusual respiratory illness was named for a 1976 outbreak among attendees of an American Legion conference.
Caffeine is just one of the things that may be to blame for the irritating spasms.
All of the WHO's declarations of emergency since 2007 have been for viral diseases, including the most recent one for mpox.
Ailments as diverse as tooth decay and malaria have caused suffering for thousands, even millions, of years—and they’re not done with us yet.
In events where success or failure can be measured in tiny increments, it’s not surprising athletes will turn to any potential advantage. But does cupping actually work?
These gory yet fascinating reads delve into the weirdest chapters of medical history, from the dancing plague of 1518 to the bizarre saga of Typhoid Mary.
Too much of anything, even a helpful or healthy thing, can hurt you. Medication? Definitely. Water? Absolutely. Exercise? You bet. Vitamins? Quite possibly.
Those orange bottles are no accident—they were specifically designed to keep both medications and people safe.