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A new editorial published in Comprehensive Physiology underscores the critical importance of understanding heart-lung ...

The preserved lung of an 18-year-old Swiss man has been used to create the full genome of the 1918 "Spanish flu," the first ...

Scientists have found a way to supercharge lung cancer treatment by transplanting healthy mitochondria into tumors, which ...

Coccyx (Tailbone): A vestigial remnant of our ancestral tail, and considered useless. However, the coccyx is still an ...

Alright, NASCAR fans, buckle up because the Iowa Corn 350 is shaping up to be one hell of a spectacle. Suppose you’re not ...

Flyweight contender Tatsuro Taira will fight against the undefeated Hyungsung Park in the main event of this weekend’s UFC ...

The Army’s organ transplanting team has been selected for a special award for Promotion of Organ Donation and Pledging.

A multi-institutional team, including physicians and researchers who successfully proposed updates to national guidelines, ...

Our readers contend that the heart really is quite central after all, and the asymmetry it does have helps to make it a more efficient pump ...

A panel of the European medicines regulator has recommended approving an eco-friendly version of AstraZeneca's inhaler for ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association revealed that the use of diaphragm position on chest ...