Why is extreme heat so dangerous to the human body? Scientists say it’s because high heat puts strain on the heart and causes rapid dehydration, eventually leading to death if your body can’t ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

Bouts of Aging A study showed that people experience dramatic aging shifts in their mid-40s and 60s. Researchers found that levels of many molecules and microbes in the human body—all of which ...

Instead the Human Cell Atlas project has revealed there are thousands of cell types, with some appearing to be culprits in diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis.

Scientists expect to gain unprecedented insights into human ageing and the earliest signs of disease after scanning 100,000 people from head to toe in the world’s largest whole body imaging project.