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 ...

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

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 ...

Eczema and psoriasis often worsen in winter due to cold air, low humidity, indoor heating and reduced sunlight.

Eczema and psoriasis are chronic inflammatory skin conditions, which appear to aggravate the conditions during the winter ...

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 ...