In 1818, the idea of extending life by borrowing body parts was a cutting-edge fictional prospect, but now it’s a daily ...

The transplanted kidney did start to show signs of type A blood again by the third day, which led to an immune response – but ...

In “Replaceable You,” Mary Roach describes mind-boggling efforts to replace human body parts—and why it’s proven to be so ...

Organ donation is often associated with loss, but living organ donation offers a chance to save lives while the donor is still alive. With the demand for organs far outstripping the supply, living ...

MUNICH (Reuters) - Researchers in Germany have created transparent human organs using a new technology that could pave the way to print three-dimensional body parts such as kidneys for transplants.

The machine looks like the offspring of an Erector Set and an inkjet printer. The “ink” feels like applesauce and looks like icing. As nozzles expel the pearly material, layer by layer, you imagine ...

An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...