Marine biologists have documented a remarkable hunting strategy employed by killer whales in the southern Gulf of California, in which they harvest whale sharks' organs. Researchers in Mexico have ...

HHS initially proposed the rule change in September. Health officials say they hope the final rule will expand access to critical organs and reduce stigma associated with HIV “by increasing the ...

People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Previously, such ...

It has opened up a new area of research into what scientists are calling “organ aging,” which looks at how different parts of our bodies seem to start aging earlier than others, affecting what ...

Or replace the tuning fork with an aluminum rod about 1/2 inch (1.25 cm) in diameter and at least 1 yard (1 m) long. Hold the rod at its center, strike one end with a hammer, and hold it vertically ...

The skin is the largest and heaviest organ of the body. To function as a protective barrier, it must cover the entire outside of the body, from the top of a person’s head to the end of the toes. The ...

MANGALURU: The organs of Gloria Rodrigues, a lecturer of St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, who died of an anaphylaxis reaction, were donated to five needy patients, on Wednesday. A statement from ...

There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in adulthood. A retrospective study, however, suggests the thymus gland is not nearly as expendable as ...

A rapid form of 3D printing that uses sound and light could one day produce copies of human organs made from a person’s own cells, allowing for a range of drug tests. Traditional 3D printers ...

The frontiers of organ transplantation have been pushed further than ever before. The first organs taken from genetically engineered pigs have been put into people and the recipient of the first ...

Marchetti and colleagues present a promising, ex vivo culture method for the adult Drosophila midgut and other abdominal organs. Highlights include demonstrated organ viability for up to 72 hours and ...

Pig organs have been partially revived an hour after the animals were killed, in a breakthrough with the potential to transform medicine, say US researchers. The technique could increase the ...