Scientists are repurposing this once non-essential organ to grow life-saving tissues on demand and from inside the body.

Wenzhou Medical University researchers have reimagined the spleen as a viable site for islet transplantation, enabling ...

It helps turn food into energy, and along with the spleen it acts as a filter that flushes harmful wastes. But if your liver is injured or diseased, it can have trouble doing its job. If that ...

Scientists discovered the spleen can support insulin-producing cells from the pancreas. This may change diabetes care.