Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine recently joined a nationwide NIH-funded initiative to create the first ...

September 22, 2025 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: ...

A recent scientific breakthrough has seen lab-grown kidneys successfully functioning in a human trial. This promising ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into a brain-dead man’s body is functioning well more than 4 weeks later.

Microplastics have been found in our lungs, guts, and even our blood. Now, researchers say they may reduce protective enzymes ...

A computer-generated image of red blood cells. Nitric oxide—known by the formula NO—is so vital for humans’ internal physiological processes that it was crowned Molecule of the Year in 1992. It plays ...

In northern Kenya, where the ground is arid, the sun is hot, and water is a daily grind, the people have created a life that ...

"We already know that practices such as physical exercise, a balanced diet, and pharmacological treatments contribute significantly to this." Scientists sound alarm after making unsettling discovery ...

Aging seems to occur in a linear fashion throughout the human lifespan, from childhood to the "golden years," but a new study has revealed one specific turning point when aging starts to accelerate in ...

Researchers analyzed 62 scientific studies and found that microplastics can harm bones in several ways. These tiny plastic ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...