transplant
First multi-organ transplant that includes skull and scalp
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
A 55-year-old software developer from Texas has become the first patient to receive a scalp and skull transplant while receiving kidney and pancreas transplants.
In the Future, Spider Silk May Help Grow Your Replacement Heart
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
One challenge has been finding a scaffold material to grow organ tissues on, something thats non-toxic, will not impede cell growth, and will not, itself, be rejected by the body.
Flipping a switch in a common virus could mean safer organ transplants
Posted in Medicine on 9th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Treating organs for CMV before they're transplanted could make the process safer for people with compromised immune systems.
Organ transplant first: Organ donation from UK newborn
Posted in Medicine on 21st Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Doctors have performed the first organ transplants from a newborn in the UK.
Hospital patient's 3D printed kidney model used in operation
Posted in Medicine on 14th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A man created a 3D scan of his own kidney to help the surgeons who were operating on him.