Pigs grow new liver in lymph nodes, study shows
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24, 2020 - Hepatocytes -- the chief functional cells of the liver -- are natural regenerators, ...
Tag: Transplantation
Ratio of two proteins may add kidneys to the transplant donor pool
Credit: Graphic by M.E. Newman, Johns Hopkins Medicine, using public domain image of kidney courtesy of www.medicalgraphic.de and data from ...
Heart attack damage reduced by shielded stem cells
Stem cell capsules implanted on heart surface improve function in four weeksCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Aug. 18, 2020) ...
University of Minnesota and academic collaborators receive $26 million for NSF engineering research center
ATP-Bio is co-led by the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in MedicineCredit: University of Minnesota The National Science Foundation ...
UC Riverside joins new NSF center for the preservation of biological systems
The grant is the campus' first successful bid for an NSF Engineering Research CenterCredit: University of Minnesota The National Science ...
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
Plasma technology could improve viability of implantsCredit: University of Sydney Published in Advanced Functional Materials, a University of Sydney team ...
Remote, real-time monitoring of post-operative lung transplant patients significantly decreases hospital stays
Monitoring also resulted in shorter hospital stays when patients were readmittedCredit: Joyce Lee LOS ANGELES -- For many with end-stage ...
Lego-inspired bone and soft tissue repair with tiny, 3D-printed bricks
Hollow, flea-sized blocks can be filled with materials that improve healingCredit: Oregon Health & Science University Tiny, 3D-printed bricks have ...
Healthy offspring from testicular tissue plantation in mice: Retinoic acid key
Credit: Copyright © 2020, Springer Nature, licensed under cc by 4.0 One in fifty births in Japan are said to ...
Umbilical cord blood successfully treats rare genetic disorders in largest study to date
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2020 - Researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh found that infusing umbilical cord blood ...
A novel active photonic wireless system to power medical implants
Researchers in Korea have now developed a new method to power medical implants using an active photonic wireless systemCredit: Gwangju ...
The COVID-19 Kidney / Transplant Listening & Resource Center
New call center to answer questions, educate, and support the dialysis and transplant community.Credit: Coral Von Zumwalt The Transplant Research ...
Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Intricate sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissuesCredit: Photo by Brandon Martin/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June ...
Study finds HCV-positive livers safe for transplantation; Patients cured afterward
Opioid crisis increases the number of livers available for transplant patientsCredit: University of Cincinnati Patients who received a transplanted liver ...