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 ...

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 ...

Using a new microscopic technique, a team of scientists has identified a previously unknown human anatomical feature. Dubbed the interstitium, the discovery reveals that what was previously thought to ...

For a seemingly simple fact, the number of organs in the human body is surprisingly controversial. Though the human body hasn’t changed much since modern humans emerged, our total number of organs — ...

The interstitium, the shock-absorbing tissue underneath the skin, gut and blood vessels, has been identified as an organ for the first time according to a new study. Supported by a mesh of strong and ...

NEW YORK, March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Made up of a series of compartments – a newfound feature of human anatomy is interconnected throughout the body, providing a route for normal signals 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 ...