transplant

Extracorporeal support can significantly increase number of organs available for transplant

Posted in Medicine on 25th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Research shows using heart-lung support machine for donations after circulatory death boosted pool of available organs by 20 percent.

Kidney transplant drug halves the early risk of organ rejection

Posted in Medicine on 30th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The drug, called alemtuzumab, also allows a less toxic regimen of anti-rejection drugs to be used after the operation.

Organ transplants 'on the rise'

Posted in Medicine on 10th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The number of organ transplants is continuing to rise, but the UK still lags behind other countries, official figures show.

Bio-printing transplantable tissues and organs is now a step closer

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists from the Universities of Sydney, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT have bio-printed artificial vascular networks mimicking the bodys circulatory system.

Organ transplants: 'Supercooling' keeps organs fresh

Posted in Medicine on 30th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new technique can preserve organs for days before transplanting them, US researchers claim.