World Organ Donation Day is observed every year on August 13 to raise awareness about organ donation and its potential to ...

Researchers are breaking new ground in preserving organs by freezing them, pumping nutrients into them, or supercooling them.

A history of cancer, surgery or chronic illness doesn't always prevent organ donation. Experts explain how donor eligibility is assessed and why you shouldn't rule yourself out prematurely.

Artificial organs – grown in the lab and transplanted into someone’s body – have been on the horizon for some years now. They present many challenges but, if we can overcome them, they will open up ...

Recently, scientists at Stanford University began to wonder why identical lab mice, bred with the same DNA and brought up in identical conditions, wound up so different in their old age. Some mice ...

With the number of people who suffer from organ failures and the growing need for available organs for transplant, finding a new way to provide organs and therapeutic options to transplant patients is ...

Research suggests some parts of the body age faster than others to the point that they even outlive their owners. Could understanding this better help us to live longer? It was a desperate situation.

How much would it take for you to consider selling your bone marrow? A U.S. appeals court puts the price at about $3,000 in a ruling that now makes it legal to pay donors for their bone-marrow tissue.

Growing synthetic windpipes, artificial skin and replacement blood vessels is now a reality, but scientists are now turning their attention to their ultimate goal: growing new human kidneys or hearts.