A new study finds microplastics in nearly every organ of stranded sea turtles, including their reproductive systems.

D printing skin, bone, and even working organs could change transplant medicine and medical research — but how, exactly, does ...

The human body relies on an internal thermostat, primarily governed by the hypothalamus, to maintain a stable temperature ...

Individuals who were conceived in colder seasons are more likely to show higher brown adipose tissue activity, increased ...

The scientific procedure used a device that mimics blood vessels in the human body, enabling the meat to grow.

Behold, the human brain: Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code ... Scientists are still unraveling the brain's inner workings, but over the decades ...

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than ...

Local experts said patients should be aware of the radiation risks of CT scans but not shy away from the technology, which ...

New research reveals CT scans may cause 5% of U.S. cancer cases annually. Learn the risks, who's most vulnerable, and how to ...

For the past decade, scientists have been eyeing other species as resources for functional organs that could replace broken human body parts. Bama miniaturized pigs are especially promising because ...

One held a biocompatible plastic that, when printed, would form the interlocking structure of a scaffold—the skeleton, essentially—of a printed human organ or body part. The others could be ...

Normally, an MRI is used to explore the inside of the human body more thoroughly, especially to look at tissues that cannot be seen with a conventional X-ray. It is an examination ...