Starting in 2005, Steinhauser – then a chemist at the Vienna University of Technology – collected pieces of belly-button fluff from his navel and recorded their colour and weight. Over the ...

The belly button, or “umbilicus,” is the scar left over after the remains of the umbilical cord fall off after birth. Typically oval or round, it takes many forms. Most people have an “innie ...

If it all sounds too good to be true (minus the stains ... But this is only if you ingest it, not put it in your belly button. "When ingested, it can act as a laxative and promote bowel movements ...

Bloating can be an uncomfortable part of everyday life, and people are always looking for simple, natural ways to find relief ...

However, sometimes exposure to sunlight early after birth can cause it to appear again. “From around 25 weeks, some pregnant women will experience a ‘sticky-out’ belly button,” says birth consultant ...

So how does that cheese sound now? While microbes colonize your belly button from the outside, there could also be an invader from the inside. We're talking about belly-button hernias. In the womb ...

Just five minutes a day of these mobility exercises could mean years of healthier movement (and lower risk of pain), says ...

“This is a message to the girl who told me to start putting castor oil in my belly button at night,” she says. “First off – love you, thanks, I wake up skinny AF.” “Second off – why ...

We ranked the most chilling, spine-tingling, utterly terrifying scenes that get us every time, and asked writers, filmmakers ...

Now, a new social media trend is on the rise—and it involves putting castor oil in your belly button. (Yes, you read that ...

An umbilical hernia is a bulge that develops over the belly button. It occurs when part of the small intestine pushes through an opening in the abdominal wall. A femoral hernia occurs when fatty ...