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

Now, a $30 million gift to Harvard University from philanthropist Lisa Yang is propelling these efforts by establishing the K ...

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 ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The average body contains about 37 trillion cells – and we are in the midst of a revolutionary quest to understand what ...

The human immune system, a complex defense mechanism, includes the skin as its first line of defense and possesses a memory ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...