Venture just outside Leiden in the Netherlands, and you'll spot a gigantic 115-foot-tall orange human figure looming beside ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells ...

For as long as she could remember, Dina Radenkovic was a meticulous planner, determined to leave as little as possible to ...

BEIJING -- A team of Chinese researchers has recently developed a model to predict the aging of 13 human organs, including the brain, enabling precise assessment of organ aging levels, the China ...

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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: With more than 100,000 people in need of an organ transplant in the U.S. alone, scientists have turned toward perfecting human-animal chimeras as a ...

We may have found a new organ, thanks to Cancer therapy! Join us as Hank Green explains these new human body discoveries, plus a new look at how anxiety and depression affect the brain, thanks to ...

Scientists have discovered a method of helping human stem cells thrive in an animal embryo—a key development in efforts to grow human organs in animals for medical transplants. A study by UT ...

Ultra-processed foods have been heavily criticised from a range of quarters, from the global bodies such as the UN’s World Health Organisation to national health bodies. Now, medical journal the ...