QUESTION: What can you tell me about body donation programs? I’m looking for a free or cheap way to dispose of my body after I die. ANSWER: It’s estimated that each year, at least 20,000 people donate ...

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 ...

The American Association for Anatomy (AAA) is the professional home for more than 2,500 students, teachers, and researchers of the anatomical sciences. Historically, the lack of a unified national ...

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Working with cadavers in an anatomy lab is often a humbling and monumental moment in a doctor’s career. Students spend hours toiling over dead bodies with gratitude and reverence for the donation that ...

An ordinary corpse is of little use, just lying back, literally resting in peace as most dead people do. But, every year, a few dozen dead Montanans buck the trend. By donating their body to science ...

QUESTION: I am interested in possibly donating my body to science when I die. What can you tell me about this, and what would I need to do to set it up? ANSWER: If you’re looking to help advance ...