A team from Purdue University created a tissue scaffold to help treat organs and cells damaged by cancers and other diseases. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Medical advancements can come at a physical cost.

Ever heard of the interstitium? No? That’s OK, you’re not alone — scientists hadn’t either. Until recently. And, hey, guess what — you’ve got one! The interstitium is your newest organ. Scientists ...

For years, scientists have predicted that 3-D printing—which has been used it to make toys, homes, scientific tools and even a plastic bunny that contained a DNA code for its own replication—could one ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Researchers have created an early map of ...

A mouse’s entire nervous system lights up in psychedelic hues. Clumps of immune cells attacking tumors give off a ghostly glow. The vessels that make up the body’s sewer system flare brightly. These ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped the metabolic changes that different parts of the body go through during a primate’s pregnancy. The results suggest that pregnancy-related conditions such as ...

A newborn with with severe gastroschisis — her kidneys, stomach, liver, fallopian tubes, intestines, and ovaries were outside of her body — improved within a few weeks A baby born with her organs ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $15.75 million contract to researchers led by Case Western Reserve and Duke universities to accelerate development of therapeutic devices that ...