This procedure involves removing plasma from the blood and replacing it, typically to reduce harmful antibodies.” Shortly ...

Like all grand movie palaces of the era, the Tivoli would have a stage for live acts, an orchestra pit, a pipe organ, a ...

Dr. Tony Atala is doing work most people can’t understand. “In fact, the field was called science fiction when the field started,” he said. The field is now called regenerative medicine. It ...

Researchers are breaking new ground in preserving organs by freezing them, pumping nutrients into them, or supercooling them.

The Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing says it has reached a new contract with the federal government to continue operating the organ matching system for up to 12 more months. UNOS, ...

Every cell in the human body carries the same 3 billion letters of DNA, yet a neuron, a heart muscle cell and a pancreatic beta cell each use that shared code to do entirely different jobs. How cells ...

The Texas Medical Center is home to 49 member institutions, including the largest children’s hospital and cancer hospital in ...

After seven years sealed inside a giant white protective “cocoon,” the Air Force Academy’s Cadet Chapel finally has a more ...

A tiny organ in our chest cavity could be the key to regulating inflammation as we age, according to new research in mice.

The field of engineering’s loss became music’s gain when a Hollidaysburg native switched his major in college and set the ...

One immune cell may help slow aging by restoring the body's natural cellular cleanup process, according to a new study.

For more than 25 years, lab-on-a-chip technology has allowed researchers to model human organs and blood vessels using real ...