Dr. Mallika Marshall said the fact that Rick Slayman's body didn't reject the kidney, it gives hope to others awaiting organ ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the ...

If the person has been declared 'brain-dead', any of his/her legal heirs can permit in writing the transplantation of the ...

The skin is our most sensitive organ. It helps us feel things like heat, cold, and pain, and it protects us from harm. Tap to ...

The aging and failure of cells that occurs when one part of the body is damaged can spread to other organs, a study suggests.

Senescence, in which cells become tired and stop working effectively, is a common effect of ageing, but can also be triggered ...

The death of Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, was caused by an ...

Drinking alcohol isn't the healthiest of things to do, and here's pretty much everything that happens to your body when you ...

The Catholic Church states that organ donation is an acceptable and even morally laudable practice, but it must always be in line with Catholic moral teaching.

Bioprinting is an additive manufacturing process, wherein successive layers of cell-laden bioinks are used to form biological ...

Preliminary police investigations indicate that the trio was transporting human body parts to Kampala to Lancet laboratory ...

Final farewell was paid with full respect by the Police Band to 73-year-old Girish Yadav whose organs were donated after he was declared brain dead on Thursday at Bansal hospital of the state capital.