transplant

How to 3D print a heart

Posted in Medicine on 25th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Carnegie Mellon scientists are creating technology that could one day solve the shortage of heart transplants, which are currently needed to repair damaged organs.

A functional kidney organoid from stem cells

Posted in Medicine on 17th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

Diseases can attack specific organs, landing patients on a transplant list. Our bodies have markers that identify an organ as 'self', making it difficult to find an organ match.

New Tech Doubles Transplant Hearts' Viability Time

Posted in Medicine on 6th Oct, 2015
by Alex Muller

With the new heart in a box, developed by Transmedics, heart transplant success rates may climb substantially.

Lab-grown kidneys work in animals

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.

New technique bodes well for lung transplant success rate

Posted in Medicine on 21st Sep, 2015
by Alex Muller

The EVLP-treated lungs showed little signs of rejection, while the lungs transplanted without the treatment all showed signs of severe rejection.