Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics.

An official with the United Network for Organ Sharing says there has been a drop in organ donations from live and deceased donors amid the U.S.

By Michael H Samuels The Long Island Workers Rights Board has ruled that Merrick- based Able Health Care Services used intimidation and other tactics to keep its workers from forming a union.

By Robert Davis Transplant surgeons are increasingly pushing age limits and putting organs into older and older bodies as the baby boomers seek, and demand, cutting-edge care. "Twenty years ago, if you had asked me to transplant a 70- or 75-year-old with a kidney, I would have said no.

By Gupta, Nikhil; Lin, Tien Chih; Shapiro, Michael The work described in this paper is focused on evaluating the effect of the processing method and nanoclay (montmorillonite) content on the tensile, compressive, and impact properties of clay- epoxy nanocomposites.