Organ weight is a complex subject. There are many factors—including body weight, height, lean body mass, and race—that cause organ weights to vary widely. To figure out accurate ranges for organ ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Alabama woman passed a major milestone Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ ...

Towana Looney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November 2024, goes over notes about her recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern at NYU Langone Health in New York, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

Most cancers are named after the part of the body where the cancer first begins, and kidney cancer is no exception. Kidney cancer begins in the kidneys—two large, bean-shaped organs—one located to the ...

Did you know that direct sunlight can transfer specific DNA of simple organisms held in a glass of water to another glass of ...

A rapid and efficient method developed to create stem-cell-based 3D mini-organs derived from the cells of patients offers a way to evaluate personalized treatments using RNA therapies for rare ...

progressive form of lung disease characterized by fibrosis of the supporting framework (interstitium) of the lungs. By definition, the term is used only when the cause of the pulmonary fibrosis is ...

Your diaphragm body part spans from the front to the back. It is the floor of the thoracic cavity and the ceiling of the abdominal cavity. Many body organs are near the diaphragm. Your heart, lungs, ...