The chilling details of sale of human body parts were revealed in a report filed by lawyer Isaac Baraza. “This is what we call victimless crimes. A person will be willing to sell their kidney, ...

Fighting cancer can seem like a deadly game of chance. While some patients may respond well to certain treatments, others might not be as fortunate. Doctors and scientists have long struggled to ...

In kidney cancer, the cells become malignant (cancerous) and grow out of control, forming a tumor. Almost all kidney cancers ...

Blood is transported to the kidney through the renal artery. The blood is filtered at a high pressure and the kidney selectively reabsorbs any useful materials such as glucose, salt ions and water.

What if you could press a button and a machine would make you a new nose or kidney? Scientists are exploring that futuristic vision by using special 3-D printers to make living body parts.

The analysis found that exposure to between 1 and 5 parts per billion raised kidney cancer risk by 6 percent, and exposure above 5 parts per billion raised the risk by 22 percent. In addition ...