What Exactly Is Navel Oiling? Navel oiling—also known as nabhi oiling—comes from ancient Ayurvedic tradition, where the belly ...

I was born with nerve endings on the outside of my skin. But I was born into a world where most successful people seem to have nerves internally or not at all. My mother had Dr. Spock; all I had were ...

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found physical evidence of a previously unknown communication between nerves on opposite sides of the body. In the May 2004 issue of Annals ...

A Reddit user claims to have regained feeling in their previously numb foot after receiving a bite from a brown recluse spider. "I had major foot surgery over 10 years ago and lost feeling in two of ...

Our fingertips have an extraordinarily high sensitivity to touch – and now it looks like that sensitivity might be largely confined to the ridges of our fingerprints. “They really help us get very ...

As winter arrives, the stark shift to dry air and central heating presents a challenge for those with eczema and psoriasis.

The latest flareup may have been about more than just your skin.

As with many neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson’s is often misdiagnosed. Biomarkers can make the diagnosis more accurate, but existing options such as brain scans and spinal taps are expensive or ...

Dermatologists explain why scratching offers instant relief but triggers a deeper itch-scratch cycle that damages your skin, and the safer science-backed ways to calm an itch without making it worse ...

Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant. This lack of robot dexterity is partly because artificial grippers lack the fine tactile ...