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"If it weren't dismissed as 'just period pain' and women being dramatic, people would realize how terrible it is," Dr. Irene Woo said.

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This article digs into the specifics about each part of the integumentary system, exactly what it does, how it interacts with other body systems, and some of the medical conditions that can affect it.

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The female reproductive system includes internal and external organs, each designed to carry out varying functions. Learn ...

A beating pig heart on Jan. 21, 2025, at the University of Minnesota's Visible Heart Lab in Minneapolis. At the U's heart lab, millions of dollars of tubing and wires and technology work to keep a ...

Vital opens on Saturday at the Franklin Institute, and features real human specimens preserved to showcase the inner workings ...

Medically reviewed by Alicen Nelson MD, MPH The navel, also known as the belly button or umbilicus, is a small, round, or ...

and other signals are collectively known as body language. Microexpressions (brief displays of emotion on the face), hand gestures, and posture all register in the human brain almost immediately ...

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