The pair of lungs sits inside a clear dome, gently inflating as doctors measure how well they'll breathe if implanted into a patient who desperately needs a new set. It's a little-known twist of nature — your lungs can live on for a while after you die.

Life in major American cities brings a polyglot mixture of blessings and benefits, but also some curses and costs--at least with regard to health. Residents of Chicago and New York City are three to four times as likely to receive diagnoses for dry eye sy

While meditation has been associated with decreased stress and enhanced well-being, its immediate effect on the heart remains unclear, scientists say. To help demystify matters, researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) in Californ

Being on the pill long-term could increase women's risk for a leading cause of blindness, according to new research. Taking oral contraceptives for more than three years appears to double a woman's risk of glaucoma, scientists from the University of Cali