Even compared to chimpanzees, one of our closest relatives, humans' scrapes and cuts tend to stick around for more than twice ...

Dr Wouter Vogel, radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, explained that the reason the glands have gone ...

Learn how human healing compares to healing in other primates and mammals, whose fur may help their skin stitch itself ...

A team of evolutionary scientists, dermatologists and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in Japan, ...

People take two to three times as long to heal from wounds as other mammals, a team of biologists reported Tuesday in the ...

Researchers have found that wounds heal three times more slowly in humans than in other primates and rodents, suggesting we ...

Our slow healing may be a result of an evolutionary trade-off we made long ago, when we shed fur in favor of naked, sweaty skin that keeps us cool.

MEN are more likely than women to get sick and die from three common conditions, warn researchers – and are also less likely to get help for them. There’s been strong evidence in the ...

The body regulates cortisol via a feedback loop: In response to a stressor, the hypothalamus sends a signal to the pituitary ...

In industry, the detection of anomalies such as scratches, dents, and discolorations is crucial to ensure product quality and ...

Scientists note that the answer to this hairy question lies in evolution. Over hundreds of millions of years, a small handful ...

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.