HEALTH: We’re used to guessing someone’s age by spotting wrinkles or a receding hairline. But figuring out how old their ...

The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.

Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support. But many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign ...

A stem-cell-based "organ-on-a-chip" model of ALS mimics early biological changes seen in the degenerative disease.

Bioengineered organs are no longer just structural substitutes. A review published in Trends in Biotechnology introduces a ...

The potential for these kinds of machines to reshape computer processing, increase energy efficiency, and revolutionize ...

Hopkins expert Thomas Hartung discusses NIH announcement that it will no longer consider grant proposals that do not include ...

A groundbreaking study of nearly 45,000 people shows how a blood test measuring proteins can estimate which organs are aging ...

The first procedure in the world designed to treat a patient using a bioengineered external liver was recently performed by a team at Intermountain Medical Center.

From millions of feces and urine samples stored in liquid nitrogen to the only fruit fly database in the world, here are the ...