Cell therapy that grows a new liver in patients is in phase 2
If approved, LyGenesis cell therapy could allow a single donated liver to treat dozens of patients. And it's just the beginning.
If approved, LyGenesis cell therapy could allow a single donated liver to treat dozens of patients. And it's just the beginning.
Korean researchers used scans and bioink with the patient's cells to create a 2cm artificial trachea that was successfully transplanted in 5 weeks.
Face and eye transplant opens new hopes in regenerative medicine and the treatment of facial lesions.
A team of scientists has created a device that monitors transplanted organs, detecting signs of rejection weeks in advance.
The innovative nanowarming technique could be the key to overcoming the limits of human life, opening up new possibilities in the field of transplantation.
A non-profit organization and an advertising agency team up to promote organ donation through a free tattoo.
Pig cells today, but tomorrow this experimental technique could preserve human organs destined for donation
The perfusion machine developed in Switzerland allows a liver that has been successfully transplanted to last longer and prepare well.
Double hand transplant for scleroderma is the first of its kind in the world, and can provide many insights into improving transplants.
The protagonist of an extraordinary transplant did not make it, the first of its kind and the one with the longest survival. His pig heart didn't hold up.
An enzyme "bath" allows the organs to eliminate the antigens that produce rejection. New perspectives for transplants.
A rejection-free xenograft from pig to man: this is the magnificent result obtained by a US team
A new bioartificial kidney, the first in the world with these characteristics, can eliminate the need for transplants and dialysis.
The first totally artificial heart transplant was a success: it mimics human behavior, complete with liquid pumped inside.
The skin of fish (specifically: cod) used to regenerate human skin and repair wounds? Yes, without rejection and with many advantages (but it costs).
An oxygenation technique recovers lungs to be transplanted otherwise considered unsuitable, and extends their availability.
In laboratory tests, the team restored motor function in mice affected by multiple sclerosis.
A new method allows to make the tissues of human organs completely transparent: an important step to reduce the waiting for transplants.
Fundamental discovery to make stem-based treatments on patients with kidney disease much easier: they can avoid kidney transplantation.
A human liver transplant can be kept alive for a week in a new machine developed by the University of Zurich.
An expert neurosurgeon develops a medical hypothesis on head transplantation, and expects it to be feasible within the next ten years.