Ultrasound, once used almost exclusively to take images of the body, is quickly developing into a targeted therapy that can ...

The organs of a Kentucky donor who had been declared dead were ready to be harvested — but then doctors made a startling ...

A recent routine autopsy yielded a first-of-its-kind medical finding—a 78-year-old man who lived his entire life with three ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has long been a cornerstone of modern medicine, providing highly detailed images of internal ...

A computer combines these images to produce cross sectional pictures of internal organs. Except for the injection of a dye (needed in some but not all cases), this is a painless procedure that can ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has long been a cornerstone of modern medicine, providing highly detailed images of internal organs and tissues. MRI machines, those large, tube-shaped magnets ...

Ligaments hold your bones in place, stabilize your joints and muscles, and support your internal organs. They help prevent ... generated radio waves to create images of tissues inside the body.

Getting rid of stubborn belly fat requires a combination of smart lifestyle changes. A healthy diet is key—focus on whole ...

The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart, kidney and ...

Experts discuss the myths, realities, and ethical challenges of organ donation and transplants in a thought-provoking ...