For decades, above-the-knee amputees have had to live with stiff, uncomfortable prosthetics that felt more like rigid tools than natural limbs. As a result, climbing stairs, stepping over objects, or ...

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Human skin stolen from Harvard University's morgue was allegedly used to make leather in exchange for more human skin, according to a federal indictment.

The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?

As NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore prepare to return to Earth, here’s what to know about how space travel affects the human body.

Prenatal human skin atlas and organoid will accelerate research into congenital diseases and lead to clinical applications for regenerative medicine.

Pappalardo’s lab-grown material is known as a “skin construct,” meaning it’s a sheet of human cells which can be implanted on a wound that’s too large for a graft from another body part ...

The Palos Verdes Estates Police confirmed that two more human body parts were discovered in the same area where a leg was found on Wednesday.

Ringworm of the body is a skin infection caused by a fungus. The medical term for ringworm is tinea corporis. “Tinea” means fungus, the cause of the rash, and “corporis” means the body.

Trousers, dubbed "necropants," that were allegedly made from real human skin are currently on display at an Iceland museum.