An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...

Bones and Organs At the height of the cavity is the liver, the body’s largest organ. It acts like a filtration system. It rids the body of toxins and produces bile, which aids in the digestion and ...

Scientists report on their identification of a previously undetected, but widespread, structural feature in the human body that could play a key role in how tissues and organs function, and also ...

An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...

The endocrine system uses chemical messengers called hormones to regulate a range of bodily functions through the release of hormones. The endocrine system is a network of glands and organs located ...

Back in 2012, DARPA wanted to create a version of the human body that could be put onto a series of chips: a collection of 10 separate organs connected with blood vessel-type structures and regulated ...

Though medical science may still be years away from growing a heart outside of the human body, the scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) are getting closer every day to ...