“The brain is the gatekeeper of longevity,” said Wyss-Coray. “If you’ve got an old brain, you have an increased likelihood of ...

The candles on your birthday cake don't tell the whole story. As anyone who ever attended a high-school reunion can tell you, some people age faster than others.

A surgical robot has successfully removed pig gallbladders in a lab setting without any hands-on help during the actual ...

A new study reveals that our organs age at different speeds, and those differences can predict future disease risk and even ...

Maintaining good overall health is key to living a long life, but we may want to particularly focus on the state of our brain ...

Understanding the interaction between the immune system and other organs is crucial in dealing with diseases, trauma, and degenerative scenarios. This requires focused attention not only to the immune ...

Portable ex vivo lung perfusion and ventilation with the Organ Care System (OCS) Lung system is a safe, effective method for preserving extended criteria donor (ECD) organs before transplant. Although ...

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

Organ-on-a-chip systems offer a more accurate, ethical, and scalable alternative to animal testing in drug discovery and ...

Organ transportation has yet to be substantially innovated. If organs could be moved by drone, instead of ill-timed commercial aircraft or expensive charter flights, lifesaving organs could be ...

Scientists from Cincinnati Children's and colleagues based in Japan report achieving a major step forward in organoid ...

The surge is, by all accounts, due to a regulation that took effect in 2021 focused on groups called organ procurement organizations (OPOs). You probably haven’t heard of OPOs, but if you or anyone ...