Scientists are reporting important roles for the network of connective tissue. Did scientists discover a new organ? The short answer is no, the interstitium is not an "undiscovered organ," but ...

A group of scientists recently discovered an organ you didn’t know you had. While performing endoscopies -- a non-surgical procedure where a small camera attached to a tube is used to examine the ...

The study of human anatomy reaches back thousands of years, to the Romans and Greeks. Herophilus, the Greek anatomist, is considered the first to take a scalpel to skin to see how our bodies work.

Get ready, because your grade school science knowledge is about to get a major update. This time, unlike with poor Pluto, scientists aren't removing something. They're adding an entire organ. That's ...

The human body was thought to have 79 organs—until researchers stumbled on a strange phenomenon that could turn medicine and what we thought we knew about the body upside down. Senior Editor, Science ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The human body is incredibly complicated, and it’s no surprise ...

The discovery of the interstitium made waves, with many questioning whether scientists had discovered a new organ. “It's actually not an organ. It's a system,” said Neil Theise, a medical doctor and ...

Scientists said in a study published Tuesday that they may have stumbled on a previously unknown organ — one of the biggest in the human body and one that could significantly advance our understanding ...

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