We may not like to dwell too much on our death, but most people still have some kind of plan in place for when it does happen ...
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From Donation to Discovery: The Journey of a Body in Science

Tracing what really happens when a body is donated, and how it advances medical research and education. Machu Picchu is at risk of losing its ‘credibility’ as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World.
Around a thousand people are currently on the list as donors for Queen’s University’s Body Donation Programme, which reopened ...
Ashok Majumdar, an 84-year-old from Gwalior, pledged his body to Gajra Raja Medical College. He got a tattoo on his back to ...
"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells ...
Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...
As climate change intensifies, heat health risks from accelerated aging to bad decision-making grow worldwide. Here’s what ...
As part of its efforts to strengthen the country’s organ transplant system, the US Department of Health and Human Services says it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization – ...
Certain types of fruit and vegetables can increase the levels of harmful pesticides in your body, new research has found.
We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.
The efforts make drug testing more human-relevant while also reducing the suffering currently inflicted on laboratory animals ...
The tissue engineering developer will address how her company’s breakthrough technology is transforming healthcare on October ...