When the human body gets hurt, most tissues heal—skin closes over a wound, bone heals itself. But not all organs heal that ...
The body's tissues can get injured in many ways, but while some injuries heal perfectly, others don't heal at all. A cut in ...
After severe heart failure, the ability of the heart to heal by forming new cells is very low. However, after receiving treatment with a supportive heart pump, the capacity of a damaged heart to ...
Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She also answers the question: Is it kosher to receive an organ donation from a ...
While the cardiologist called the relationship between the heart and brain ‘an inseparable pair,’ the neurologist agreed that ...
An NIH-supported initiative seeks to unravel how the nervous system tracks and regulates the body’s internal organs. How does ...
Smithsonian biologists are using heart monitors designed for humans to study how high stress levels in animals can hinder ...