Take a heart out of a human and – provided you keep it stored under very exact conditions for transplantation – it can carry on beating. How? Well, it could come down to the organ's "little ...

It keeps the heart beating and allows it to be transported over longer distances. Traditionally the organ is kept in an ice box and stops beating while outside the body. This means its condition ...

Vanellope Wilkins was born with ectopia cordis, an extremely rare condition which caused her heart to beat outside her body. No baby in the UK has ever survived it before her. The condition was ...