Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...

As the Trump administration phases out the use of animal experimentation across the federal government, a biotech startup has a bold idea for an alternative to animal testing: nonsentient “organ sacks ...

Our bodies are not perfectly designed, but are a living archive of evolution. Anatomy reveals a historical record of ...

New research has found the health of one particular organ not only indicates a longer life, but could also be instrumental in fighting off cancer.

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said organ donation is a noble act that should be governed by fair and transparent criteria, avoiding “any form of commodification of the human body.” He also encouraged the ...

Out of my daughter’s death came new life,” Bennett said. “She taught us about unconditional love in a way we never expected,” ...

There’s no denying how impressive the human body is. It can be incredibly strong, capable of pulling off amazing feats at the ...

Did you know there are 7 organs in your body that you can live without? Most people know about the appendix, but what are the rest? Join Hank Green for a peek into the human body with this fun new ...

Historic mistrust of the medical system often makes donation discussions sensitive in Black communities. Advocates are trying ...

In 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic rampaged across the world, researchers sought to understand how SARS-CoV-2 infection triggered structural damage in lungs. Since there was no imaging platform to map ...

Experiments aboard Orion are capturing insights about astronaut health that were never recorded during the Apollo program.

Jeremy Hansen, just days away from becoming the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission ...