Octopuses have three hearts, each one crucial to maintaining the robust blood pressure that allows them to be active hunters ...

We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of an organ that passed very quietly from this world on the day that you ...

New techniques have enabled the vascularization of synthetic cardiac tissues with significantly improved parity to in vivo ...

An animated sequence which tours the human body, picturing and naming the major organs. The job of each organ is briefly explained. The brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, intestines and ...

The Franklin Institute's new 'Body Odyssey' exhibit takes visitors on a journey through the nuances of the human anatomy. It ...

That plastic wrap you find around the food you eat is far from benign: A new study shows that more than 3,600 chemicals leach ...

Never events range from the wrong organ or side being operated on, the wrong prosthesis (such as hip joints) being inserted, ...

One of the ground rules of human transplant services is that donor and recipient families are kept at arm’s length from one ...

Experts said the practice is unethical and exploitative and targets vulnerable persons who are financially disadvantaged.

Artificial intelligence and organoid advances hold new promise for reducing the number of laboratory animals used in studies.

Scientists in Brazil have found more evidence of microplastics infiltrating the human body. While it has been previously reported that microplastics were found in human brain tissue, this recent study ...