Discover the wonders of the human body with "Human Buddy," our new animated show. In this educational series, we explore ...

Three studies published in one of the most respected medical journals paint a vivid picture of how ultra-processed foods are wreaking havoc on global health. Their packaging is bright, their claims ...

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 ...

A team of doctors at NYU Langone transplanted a pig kidney into a brain-dead patient and reversed its rejection twice during the 61-day study. Joe Carrotta / NYU Langone Facing a shortage of organs ...

At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed themselves the first real optimism in decades. At an international conference, ...

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...

FOR YEARS Tim Andrews, a pensioner from New Hampshire, suffered with failing kidneys. Dialysis could not stop a steady decline in his health. “Most likely I was going to pass away before I got to the ...

With the demand for human donor organs desperately outstripping supply, scientists are working to see if genetically edited pig organs can bridge the gap. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

NASA is about to run a health check in deep space using tiny lab devices that carry living human cells. The goal is simple and serious, understand how space changes our bodies so crews can travel ...

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...