For most of human history, the skull has had one obvious job: protect the brain. A new study suggests it may also have another role: researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

Basic techniques for observing the microscopic structure of the human body —Histology is the study of understanding the human ...

For more than a century, medical students have memorized the same map of the human body, confident that every major structure had already been charted. Yet recent research suggests that even in the ...

Human brain is actually two separate organs, scientists find - The Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases ...

A new Yale study reveals that major organ systems in the body aren't just passive structures operating on directions from command central—the brain—but instead are active participants in controlling ...

To understand how bodies work, medical researchers and scientists have created mini models of organs, called organoids. This field of scientific research has had profound impacts on biological ...

Sad sack or serious salvation? A small group of scientists is angling to replace laboratory animals with living “organ sacks” grown from human cells. R3 Bio, a billionaire-backed biotech startup, is ...