Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...

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The bestselling science author spent time at the University of Michigan's Extracorporeal Life Support Lab studying how scientists are working to extend organ viability outside the body.

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At 75 years old, Lorraine Cook has lived through two heart attacks and a major open-heart surgery. Now retired, she says her ...

Doctors at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital knew Gary Wingfeld was a high-risk candidate for a procedure to replace his damaged heart valve. Wingfeld, 70, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 ...

In a new study, researchers found that inflammation had an impact on heart disease risk similar to that of cholesterol.