Many organs play important roles, but not all of them are required for survival. Some are removed because of injury, and ...

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

Millions of people worldwide live with mitochondrial diseases. These are inherited conditions that make it hard for the body’s cells to produce energy. For a long time, patients had few options ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body techniques, including meditation and healing practices, produced rapid and ...

Two years ago, I started hearing sounds from my body — whispers in the form of aches, fatigue and odd little symptoms that didn’t quite add up. I was a thriving mother, a shareholder in a multimillion ...

A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...

Introduction Despite growing evidence to characterise cancer-associated cognitive decline (CACD) in women with breast cancer, interventions to mitigate CACD are limited. Emerging evidence suggests ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Function Health CEO Jonathan Swerdlin Many people have low-level risk factors, such as early signs of heart disease, smoldering inside their body. But ...

Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of ...

In a close contest that saw UCLA tie the game with a two-run home run from Megan Grant, Grant's home run was questioned by Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly. Weekly argued that she did not touch the ...

Bindi Irwin is on the road to recovery after a medical emergency forced her to miss this year's Steve Irwin Gala in Las Vegas. "After many months of a grumbly appendix, I finally had to seek help the ...

The deal, revealed in the company's statement, signals a major move in the consumer longevity space. According to Fierce Healthcare, the startup is backed by big-name celebrities including Matt Damon, ...