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Do the electric chair, firing squad violate SC Constitution? Trial underway over methods

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Department of Corrections officials who will oversee executions by the electric chair and firing squad in South Carolina do not have the expertise to know how electric voltages or bullets affect the human body to the point of death, argue attorneys who represent three men awaiting…

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Why hot days increase your risk of death

Not merely a problem of the developing world, extreme heat can kill in cities even when A/C is nearby

Salon

Picture books for children – reviews

The human body is brought to life, difference is celebrated – and a very long dinosaur is tickled pink

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How an AP reporter broke the Tuskegee syphilis story

For four decades, the United States government enrolled hundreds of Black men in Alabama in a study on syphilis, just so they could document the disease’s ravages on the human body

The Independent UK

Warsaw Ghetto's defiant Jewish doctors secretly documented the medical effects of Nazi starvation policies in a book recently rediscovered on a library shelf

Exactly 80 years ago, a group of starving Jewish scientists and doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto were collecting data on their starving patients. They hoped their research would benefit future generations through better ways to treat malnutrition, and they wanted the world to know of Nazi atrocities to prevent something…

The Conversation

Goldilocks Cancer: Cancer Cells Thrive In Body’s Sweet Spots, Says Study

Cancer researchers have discovered how mutated cells can sense the Goldilocks sweet spots in a human body.

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The human body has 37 trillion cells. If we can work out what they all do, the results could revolutionise healthcare

The average body contains about 37 trillion cells – and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what they all do. Unravelling this requires the expertise of scientists from all different backgrounds – computer scientists, biologists, clinicians and mathematicians – as well as new technology and…

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How hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize

Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: “When will it get too hot for normal daily activity as we know it, even for young, healthy adults?”

The Conversation

Astronaut study reveals effects of space travel on human bone density

A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station provides a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it.

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Astronaut Study Reveals Effects of Space Travel on Human Bones

A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it, crucial knowledge ahead of potential ambitious future missions. The research amassed new data on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hemp Eating Bees Don't Age Very Quickly, But What About Hemp Eating Humans?

This article was originally published on Cannabis.net and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

Evolver review: Cate Blanchett takes us inside the human body in an epic VR experience

This ‘Journey of Life and Breath’ – currently on show in New York – is as beautiful as it is philosophical

The Independent UK

'The athlete is the centre of the process' - Leading physio Stephen Mutch's in-depth take on modern sports science & fitness

NEW DELHI: The study of the human body and how it works - in other words, physiology - is ever-evolving, but with Covid-19, it went through a phase perhaps never witnessed before in a century. The novel aspect of this coronavirus presented challenges that are still being studied, especially in…

The Times of India

Human remains found stuffed in bag in Delhi's Kalyanpuri

NEW DELHI: A bag containing human body parts was found at the Ramlila Ground in east Delhi's Kalyanpuri area, police said on Monday.

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The grossest idea from The Matrix could lower your energy bill

Human body heat could be the most environmentally friendly way to heat a home, no harvesting machines required.

The Guardian - UK

Could we make ageing a thing of the past?

Recent scientific advances raise the prospect of living longer – but ‘healthspan’ is just as important as lifespan

LiveScience

What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works

Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial.

LiveScience

Body parts grown in the lab

In recent years, scientists have successfully grown a range of miniature organs and human body parts in the lab.

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