Human bodies have been studied and dissected for thousands of years, sometimes to extreme lengths. But what happens if you ...

Dear Savvy Senior: I am interested in possibly donating my body to science when I pass away. What can you tell me about this, and what would I need to do to set it up? — Getting Old Dear Getting Old: ...

I am interested in possibly donating my body to science when I pass away. What can you tell me about this, and what would I need to do to set it up? Each year, it’s estimated that approximately 20,000 ...

When most people think about donating body parts to science or medicine, they might think of life-saving donations of organs, ...

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You no longer have the chance to stand on line to see the "Body Works" exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science...but some people never had to. There are six people in the Houston area who got ...

“One of the greatest gifts a person could make is to donate their body for future healthcare professionals to learn from,” Stan Stone, Director of the High Point University Willed Body Program, told ...

Death is inevitable and often unpredictable. But you still have control about what happens to your body after dying. That’s if you proactively chose–before being dead–to donate your body or parts of ...

I am interested in possibly donating my body to science when I pass away. What can you tell me about this, and what would I need to do to set it up? — Getting Old If you’re looking to help advance ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Many medical institutions in North Carolina are in need of whole body donations to support their medical programs and healthcare ...

Halloween calls to mind graveyards and Dr. Frankenstein bringing dead bodies to life, so, naturally, Short Wave wanted to know what happens when you donate your body to real scientists. To find out, ...