“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 ...

What happens inside your body when you're tired, out of breath, or oxygen-deprived? A new study by researchers at the ...

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 ...

Pulse Why India’s organ donation system needs an urgent fix Despite rising pledges, gaps in healthcare infrastructure, ventilator access and communication leave thousands of pledged organs unused ...

When it comes to the biggest organ in the human body, most would think it's the lungs or the brain, but the actual answer may surprise you.

Nervous system organs Your brain is like a supercomputer that controls every function in your body. Weighing 3 pounds on average, this organ is responsible for your mental abilities, such as ...

It also overlooks the landmark 2022 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report on modernizing the organ donation system. This was a report mandated by Congress, yet it ...

Being from Hawai’i, I’ve seen firsthand how geographic location contributes to inequities in the organ transplant system. For example, over the past eight years, 604 kidneys were donated locally in ...

Records show that when the system’s oversight committee reviews instances of bypassed patients, it closes more than 99.5 percent of cases without action, usually concluding that the organ was at ...