In organ donation and transplantation, the high demand for organs exceeds supply, greatly, leading to limited access to transplantation. The waiting lists for a heart transplant in the UK increased by ...
It’s no secret that vital organs work together to keep the body healthy. So, when one isn’t working properly, it can negatively impact the other – which can lead to more health complications. The ...
To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within Penn Medicine, the kidney is a work of art. "I find the development of the ...
Scientists have figured out how to revive the brains of a pig almost an hour after it had died and circulation had ceased and then were able to sustain ...
The gut microbiota is now considered a metabolic organ in the human body that consists of a variety of microorganisms, namely, bacteria, viruses, archaea, and fungi. The bulk of the human microbiome ...