Human Body
Retroviruses joined the human genome long ago; their effects are not yet clear.
Natural sleep patterns can greatly impact athletic success.
A special protein enhances sleep’s healing power and speeds flu recovery.
Autonomy sometimes makes workers less happy and less productive.
Eating more meat could counteract high blood pressure, but some scientists doubt the finding.
E-cigarette vapor is likely less carcinogenic than secondhand smoke, but is higher in metals.
Students who consume sports drinks pack on more pounds than their peers.
How can great musicians seem to do the impossible?
New insights explain how respiration does not result in asphyxiation.
A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and coding come together in the prefrontal cortex.