The human body is surprisingly resilient. While some organs are absolutely essential, others can be removed without ...

TransMedics continues to reinvent the organ transplant industry, but the market insists the stock is "overvalued" now.

Researchers have developed an injectable, self-assembling miniature liver to help patients awaiting organ transplants.

The spacing, timing, and shape matched patterns usually found in animals with left and right sides. The process raised a question. Why would a sea anemone use what looked like a tool common in far ...

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has quietly become a major public health challenge. According to the Nigerian Association of Nephrology, an estimated 25 million Nigerians are affected. But the crisis ...

At Indiana Donor Network, functionality of donated lungs initially rejected for transplantation was improved, resulting ...

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Human Buddy is a new animated show that explores the wonders of the human body in a fun and entertaining style. This series covers various aspects of biology and the functioning of human body parts, ...

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Because we can’t see them, ...

NASA is about to run a health check in deep space using tiny lab devices that carry living human cells. The goal is simple and serious, understand how space changes our bodies so crews can travel ...

Science writer Mary Roach is fascinated by the human body, especially, she says, the "gooey bits and pieces of us that are performing miracles on a daily basis." Take the human heart, for instance. If ...