Modern medicine has understood the human body by isolating the primary functions of each organ: the heart pumps blood, the lungs perform gas exchange, the kidneys regulate body fluids, the liver ...

Stacker compiled a list of facts you may not know about 25 major organs and what do for your body. Read on to see what you ...

Help students develop their understanding of the human body and major organ systems with this engaging, printable KS3 Biology worksheet. This resource introduces students to the key organs and ...

Machine perfusion technologies are transforming abdominal organ transplantation from passive cold storage into active ...

You might celebrate one birthday each year, but inside your body, different organs are marching to their own biological drums. That number on your driver’s license? It’s just a rough average that ...

The machinery that turns a tragedy into a transplant is quietly breaking down under its own success. A new review by transplant surgeons Christina M. Fleischer and Kyle H. Sheetz of Michigan Medicine, ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from ...

People whose hearts are biologically older than their actual age face a 50% higher risk of heart failure over the next two decades. Those with prematurely aged lungs are significantly more likely to ...

Organs in the body tend to be in a set order and position. This is useful when it comes to diagnosing certain conditions. Anyone with appendicitis or gallstones, for example, will tell you exactly ...