How horses whinny has long been a mystery. The sound is quite distinct from any other in the animal kingdom. And now scientists think they’ve discovered why: horses whinny by producing sounds at two ...

When a horse whinnies, it is making two sounds simultaneously as no other animal can: a low-pitched noise made in a similar way to a cow’s moo and a high-pitched whistle made in its throat. It has ...

The larynx is a surprisingly versatile organ. Located between the mouth and the trachea, it acts as a safeguard, making sure nothing accidentally enters the lungs when we swallow. But its true calling ...

Cooked: This word has raced out of the kitchen and into teenagers' vocabulary. What does it mean? That depends. Urban Dictionary states that “cooked” can mean someone is exhausted, high on marijuana ...

Aerosmith’s mid-tour announcement that the band is retiring after five decades has spotlighted the little-known condition that frontman Steven Tyler is battling. On Friday, the band announced on its ...

A Massachusetts man has his voice back after undergoing just the third successful total larynx transplant in the U.S. The Mayo Clinic replaced Marty Kedian's larynx, or voice box, to remove a rare ...

A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. A Massachusetts man can speak again after his cancerous larynx was removed and replaced in a rare procedure, the Mayo Clinic announced ...

Mayo Clinic announces a groundbreaking achievement in organ transplantation, offering hope to thousands who have lost their ability to speak, swallow and breathe on their own due to diminished ...