Explains how bloating can temporarily change body shape and why it is often confused with fat gain. It provides a general ...

What we think of as "normal" body shape is affected by what we're accustomed to—the range of body shapes we see. My new research with colleagues shows that this is true for young children as well as ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

From left to right: Xavier Trepat, Pau Guillamat and Marino Arroyo. Xavier Trepat is an ICREA Research Professor at IBEC, principal investigator of the Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics group, and ...

Amassing evidence indicates that vertebrates across the globe are shrinking and changing shape concurrent with rising temperatures. Ecogeographical theories assert that these changes should provide ...

The body's cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds—with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the gap and the organization of cell-internal structures, a new study reveals.