False beliefs about the human body are nothing new and persist even today. In fact, you probably still believe some myths about your own anatomy.

It's one of those things everybody knows, but only some people are actually able to do: drink eight glasses (or two …

From "beauty sleep isn't real" to "teenagers sleep too much," these are the most pervasive sleep myths you need to stop believing ASAP.

More than half of us regularly crack our knuckles, according to The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine — a habit that certainly gets on …

It's now been over four decades since health experts first convinced most of the U.S. population that dietary fat was the ultimate villain. The …