The idea that the heart is about the same size as a person's fist comes from anatomical observations. When looking at a human heart, its general size closely matches the size of the clenched fist ...

One halcyon spring day in 1903, the 69-year-old anatomist and naturalist Dr. James Bell Pettigrew sat at the top of a sloping ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) and NVIDIA today unveiled a new technology framework enabling customers to design tailored solutions ...

In their labs they have grown bladders, blood vessels, and many other anatomical parts that have ... Printing at least parts of the human heart should be possible, Atala says.

Traditional bioprinting methods often aim to directly recreate the final anatomical shape of an organ ... better replicating adult human heart structure. We are excited to build on this shape ...