An experiment provides subjects with the illusion that they exist in a mannequin's body.

December 02, 2008 STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much.

Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, felt real to most participants in a Swedish science project exploring how people can be tricked into the false perception of owning another body.

By By KARL RITTER -- Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a kitchen knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, felt real to most participants in a Swedish science project exploring how people can be tricked into the false perception of owning another body. In a study presented Tuesday, neuroscientists at Stockholm's ...

There are effective mind-body exercises for Muslims.

Ever wish you could take all the medical advice you read and put it in one place? Look no further. Throughout the year, The Sun has reported ways to maintain a healthy mind and body, with advice from Naperville doctors, counselors, alternative medicine practitioners and patients themselves. Below are some of the best tips they had to offer in 2008.

This is the time of year that we celebrate life with great hope and faith. People of many faiths take time to reflect, respect and resolve. Major faiths promote healthy lifestyles for the mind, body and spirit. It’s no surprise that research repeatedly shows that people of faith outlive those without.

Neuroscientists have shown that they can create a "body swapping" illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques.

Football star Terrell Owens treats his body — 6-foot 3 inches, 224 pounds of muscle — like a fine-tuned Ferrari. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver fills up on high-performance foods through four to six meals a day and revs up the engine every day with at least 45 minutes of exercise. In his first fitness book, "T.O.'s Finding Fitness" (Simon & Schuster, $26), he provides a play-by-play of his ...

I was reading in a dog magazine that there is a new treatment for arthritis where fat cells are taken from a dog's body and then injected into their joints. Does this really work? Can you tell me more about it?