In a small lab on an upper floor of a building at the University at Albany, students are growing fully-formed human hearts. The hearts are miniscule — about half as large as the head of a needle. But ...

So I have to get a hold of myself ... Your beautiful, caring heart was trying to carry too much. And it was hurting you. For sensitive, caring people, this can be a very real dilemma.

Hold out your hand ... size as two fists. Your heart beats about 100,000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than ...

The device uses a magnetically suspended rotor to pump blood throughout the body and lungs at regular intervals—just like a real human heart would. Since the rotor is suspended, it doesn’t rub ...

This short film is from the BBC series, Inside the Human Body. The 3D footage brings the topic to life and would enhance any lesson on the heart as the images are visually engaging. The real life ...