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When you’re feeling sick and wondering whether to go to work or school, the thermometer often has the final verdict. Most people have been taught a body temperature of 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal, while ...

A new study conducted by Stanford University revealed that the average human body temperature is decreasing, challenging the long-held standard established in the 19th century. Led by Dr. Julie ...

The myth of normal tells us that that being within the range of what is considered "normal" is a core feature of successfully being a member of society—and that is simply not true. The myth of normal ...

Charles Rathmann never thought of himself as a model for American manhood, but when it comes to the bugs on his body, he is. The 40-year-old St. Louis research director is among 242 volunteers whose ...

Fever is common in the symptomatic stage of COVID-19, and as workplaces and child care spaces reopen, temperature checks are one way officials are trying to identify those sick with the coronavirus.

Grocery stores run on a social contract that most of us follow without thinking about it. These small grocery store behaviors ...

Serum, derived from blood, is obtained through centrifugation to separate cellular components. When blood is anticoagulated, plasma containing fibrinogen and clotting factors is produced. In contrast, ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin ...

A newly-created mouse-human embryo contains up to 4% human cells — the most human cells yet of any chimera, or an organism made of two different sets of DNA. Surprisingly, those human cells could ...