Blood Diseases, DIY Cells: Goodbye Bone Marrow Transplants?
Lab-created stem cells can cure blood diseases without the risks of bone marrow transplants.
AWAKE Kidney, Awake Kidney Transplant is great news
A new approach to kidney transplant allows patients to stay awake during the entire procedure. Excellent news, for many reasons.
Titanium artificial heart: a world first saves a man's life
A patient survives thanks to a titanium artificial heart. This pioneering technology could offer new hope to those waiting for a heart transplant.
BrainBridge's Bold Announcement of AI Head Transplants: Revolution or Madness?
Neuroscience startup BrainBridge says it has developed an AI system for head transplants to treat paralysis, Alzheimer's and cancer.
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.
World's first 3D printed trachea transplant with stem cells
Korean researchers used scans and bioink with the patient's cells to create a 2cm artificial trachea that was successfully transplanted in 5 weeks.
Triumph of medicine: first face and eye transplant
Face and eye transplant opens new hopes in regenerative medicine and the treatment of facial lesions.
Goodbye biopsies? New device detects organ rejection earlier
A team of scientists has created a device that monitors transplanted organs, detecting signs of rejection weeks in advance.
Nanowarming, closer longevity with a new transplant technique
The innovative nanowarming technique could be the key to overcoming the limits of human life, opening up new possibilities in the field of transplantation.
In Germany, a tattoo saves: the new trend in organ donation
A non-profit organization and an advertising agency team up to promote organ donation through a free tattoo.
"Resuscitate" pig cells dead for an hour: possible turning point for transplants
Pig cells today, but tomorrow this experimental technique could preserve human organs destined for donation
Liver kept alive 3 days in a car and transplanted, world premiere
The perfusion machine developed in Switzerland allows a liver that has been successfully transplanted to last longer and prepare well.
Double hand transplant performed in the UK: the first of its kind in the world
Double hand transplant for scleroderma is the first of its kind in the world, and can provide many insights into improving transplants.
The first man to receive a pig heart died after 2 months
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.
Transplants, a new method makes organs 'universal'
An enzyme "bath" allows the organs to eliminate the antigens that produce rejection. New perspectives for transplants.
Genetically modified pig kidney transplanted into a human patient
A rejection-free xenograft from pig to man: this is the magnificent result obtained by a US team
The world's first artificial kidney can rid the world of dialysis
A new bioartificial kidney, the first in the world with these characteristics, can eliminate the need for transplants and dialysis.
The first total artificial heart transplant was successful in the USA
The first totally artificial heart transplant was a success: it mimics human behavior, complete with liquid pumped inside.
Regenerate human skin from fish skin
The skin of fish (specifically: cod) used to regenerate human skin and repair wounds? Yes, without rejection and with many advantages (but it costs).
New technique can double the lungs to be transplanted
An oxygenation technique recovers lungs to be transplanted otherwise considered unsuitable, and extends their availability.
Brain cell transplantation: in mice it cures damage from multiple sclerosis
In laboratory tests, the team restored motor function in mice affected by multiple sclerosis.
