New research looks into how the retina and vascular system are connected. Retinal blood vessels can act like a window into heart health and overall health, including lifespan and aging markers, a ...

Nov. 2—(Family Features) Heart health is about more than just the heart itself. It's a two-way street between the heart and the rest of the body. However, many U.S. adults aren't aware of the ...

Many body parts can be transplanted or replaced with artificial equivalents, including corneas, livers, hearts, joints, and even entire faces. This technology will improve by leaps and bounds ...

Human evolution is often told as a tidy story of adaptation, yet some of our most familiar body parts still defy straightforward explanation. From the jut of the human chin to the curve of the outer ...

The heart is well-placed in the upper torso to serve the major organs, which are arranged like satellites around it. It isn’t displaced as far to the left as some people might imagine. However, it is ...