Following the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris in 1849, and in accordance with the composer’s wishes, his heart was removed and sealed in a jar of cognac. A few months later, fulfilling his precise ...

A medical team at National Taiwan University Hospital reports that they’ve completed the first beating heart transplant—a procedure in which a donor heart experiences no reduced blood flow during ...

Join us for a special DC Art Science Evening Rendezvous (DASER) retreat that brings together ancient healing traditions and contemporary scientific insights. To retreat is to step back into a space of ...

Tucked in the basement of the Mayo Building on the University of Minnesota’s Twin Cities campus sits a detached, beating pig’s heart floating in clear liquid. Graduate and undergraduate students ...

Read full article: Yes, allergy season is getting longer – here’s why A doctor listens to a woman's lungs. Read full article: 5 reasons nonsmokers get diagnosed with lung cancer The control screen of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The pink, white and red blob of tissue quivers in a vat of clear goop about the size of a kitchen sink. Graduate students whiz around this slimy beating heart and crawl under the tubes ...

As a kid, I wanted to live to 100. I was obsessed with the concept of longevity and majored in exercise physiology and nutrition in college before attending osteopathic medical school, which ...

Ischemic heart disease affects more than 18 million Americans, making it the leading cause of death nationwide. This condition occurs when coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked, restricting ...