I’m challenging you to three rounds of anatomical identification—can you name each organ? Join me as I show real specimens of ...

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question.

The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding an answer from a New Jersey organ donation group accused of engaging in illegal practices, including harvesting organs from a person who was showing ...

Until recently, it was believed that pain perception was solely due to nerve endings located just below the outer layer of the skin. A study published on August 16, 2019, in the journal Science, ...

Researchers led by a team from UT Southwestern have developed a way to isolate the brain and continue its function separate from the rest of the body via a development that could revolutionize ...

Forget emotional baggage — you’re hauling around spare parts. Turns out, you don’t need all 78 of your organs to get through life, which comes in handy when surgeons have to start making cuts.

Resurrection beyond cellular disintegration is simply impossible. However, when a person dies, cell death itself isn’t instant. Researchers are taking advantage of a timed window during which they can ...

You could be 45 on paper but 60 in your kidneys. “The fact that [the researchers] can create an organ age using proteins — and use it to predict diseases that you would expect to be predicted from ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Human body's largest organ, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure time, ...

Scientists have achieved an unprecedented look into how the human immune system attacks a transplanted pig kidney, using spatial molecular imaging to map immune activity down to the cellular level.

The remains of Victoria Roshchyna, 27, were labeled as an "unidentified male" in a body exchange between Russia and Ukraine Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...