Human fetal tissue research has helped in the development of some vaccines.

The story of medicine in Pittsburgh has included huge chapters on the growth of transplant surgery. Livers, hearts, kidneys and lungs — all of these are the critical organs people need to survive.

Hidden inside every organ, microscopic fibers form a scaffolding that quietly shapes how we move, think, and heal. For the first time, scientists have produced detailed maps of these fiber webs across ...

Brain samples contained 10 times more microplastics than other organs. The brain may contain higher -- and more significant -- amounts of microplastics than other organs in the body, according to a ...

In A Nutshell MIT researchers built a portable ultrasound device weighing just over one pound that images more than 4 inches ...

Can you save the life of someone you’ve never met? Tissue donation can dramatically improve or even save the lives of others. While organ donation often receives more attention, eye and tissue ...

In traditional medical diagnostics, the procedure involves taking a patient biopsy sample and then meticulous analysis, which commonly utilizes microscopy methods within a laboratory setting. While ...

Fibrosis of the lungs is often a silent disease until it's too late. By the time patients are diagnosed, the scarring of their lung tissue is already advanced, and current treatments offer little more ...

Rutland Regional Medical Center is reassuring patients that they've received no tainted tissue from a company charged with illegally collecting and selling body parts. Jill Jesso-White, a spokeswoman ...