Looney’s vibrant recovery is a morale boost in the quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality. Only four other ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

Mayo Clinic's organoids, microscopic versions of organs that function like the real ones, have been used by doctors to study ...

Locke's investigations helped confirm that the gene-edited pig organ would, in fact, work properly within Looney's body, ensuring that the application was approved. Montgomery had mentored Locke ...

In the face of anti-trans legislation sweeping the country over the past four years, California stepped up to protect trans ...

One of the main ways body shape may reflect health is if a person carries a lot of visceral fat, which surrounds vital organs like the liver and intestines and is associated with higher risks of ...

Body composition refers to the percentages body fat, bone, and lean tissue mass (basically, the muscle, organs, water, and other types of tissue) in your body. For example, a person may weigh 170 ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – A pediatric endocrinologist said one of his patients attempted suicide after learning ...

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Organ weight is a complex subject. There are many factors—including body weight, height, lean body mass, and race—that cause organ weights to vary widely. To figure out accurate ranges for organ ...