• Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2015
Entire Pig Organs Could One Day Be Transplanted into People

Entire Pig Organs Could One Day Be Transplanted into People

Being altered, the organs might trick the immune system

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
Researchers Grow Fully Functional Kidneys in the Lab

Researchers Grow Fully Functional Kidneys in the Lab

Also, a urinary pathway and a bladder to go with them

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 11th, 2015
World's First Full Head Transplant Will Happen in December 2017

World's First Full Head Transplant Will Happen in December 2017

Or so Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero says

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Fair warning, this is not for the faint of heart

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 1st, 2015
Marijuana Could Make Organ Transplants Safer, Researchers Say

Marijuana Could Make Organ Transplants Safer, Researchers Say

Study finds evidence THC might prevent rejection

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 29th, 2015
World First: 8-Year-Old Transplanted Both Left and Right Hands

World First: 8-Year-Old Transplanted Both Left and Right Hands

The boy lost all his limbs to an infection years ago

First Ever Full Head Transplant Is “Imminent,” Surgeon Claims

First Ever Full Head Transplant Is “Imminent,” Surgeon Claims

Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero actually wants to chop off a man's head and try to fit it onto another body

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 11th, 2015
Scientists Grow Fully Functional Heart Tissue on Spider Webs, Sort Of

Scientists Grow Fully Functional Heart Tissue on Spider Webs, Sort Of

The heart tissue was grown on a scaffold of fibers made from the same protein that spiders use to spin their webs

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 4th, 2015
Lab-Made Brain Cells Used to Treat Parkinson's Symptoms in Mice

Lab-Made Brain Cells Used to Treat Parkinson's Symptoms in Mice

The neurons were grown from embryonic stem cells, remained healthy and functional for 15 months following implantation

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 27th, 2015
Dead Heart Resuscitated, Successfully Transplanted into 60-Year-Old Man

Dead Heart Resuscitated, Successfully Transplanted into 60-Year-Old Man

The surgery, carried out at the Papworth Hospital in the UK, is Europe's first ever transplant of a non-beating heart

Say Bye to Transplant Rejection Thanks to New Drug Delivery System

Say Bye to Transplant Rejection Thanks to New Drug Delivery System

It may not be artificial organs, but it's almost as good

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 15th, 2014
Ebola Can Pass from One Individual to Another Through Organ Donation

Ebola Can Pass from One Individual to Another Through Organ Donation

On the bright side, the risk is very small and the simplest safety precautions can prevent transmission

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 25th, 2014
2 Tablespoons of Blood Used to Grow a Blood Vessel in Just a Week

2 Tablespoons of Blood Used to Grow a Blood Vessel in Just a Week

Researchers with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden say blood vessels grown from blood are fully-functional

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 24th, 2014
Dead Hearts Resuscitated and Transplanted into Patients in Medical First

Dead Hearts Resuscitated and Transplanted into Patients in Medical First

The first-of-their-kind procedures were performed by surgeons at the St. Vincent's Hospital in Sydney, Australia

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 22nd, 2014
Paralyzed Man Walks After Cells from His Nose Are Transplanted into His Spine

Paralyzed Man Walks After Cells from His Nose Are Transplanted into His Spine

The 40-year-old man's amazing recovery is hailed as a world-first, the case brings new hope to other paralysis sufferers

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 30th, 2014
Livers Kept Viable Outside the Body for Several Days in a Row

Livers Kept Viable Outside the Body for Several Days in a Row

New supercooling technique promises to boost the popularity of organ transplant surgeries

Richard Norris: Face Transplant Patient Writes Memoir, Gets Life Back After 15 Years

Richard Norris: Face Transplant Patient Writes Memoir, Gets Life Back After 15 Years

Norris underwent a 36-hour transplant surgery last year

 
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