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With FDA green light, fecal transplants can now use first tablet
The first pill containing beneficial bacteria isolated from human feces has been approved by health regulators in the United States as a safer alternative to invasive fecal transplants. Some medical specialists have been using stool-based procedures to help difficult-to-treat patients for over a ...
I'm a Parisian transplant to New York City, and I swear by these products
Being raised in Paris, I was constantly exposed to the latest trends. It appeared that everyone, no matter the season or event, had their own unique sense of style. Now that I'm an adult, I can see that there are many similarities between the fashion scenes in New York and my hometown of Chic...
Organ Transplants In US
According to the results of a confidential study that were obtained by The Washington Post, the nonprofit organisation in the United States that is responsible for running the organ transplant network is rumoured to make use of antiquated technology and has never been subjected to a comprehensive...
Pig kidney transplanted into humans successfully, functioning normally
Surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig's kidney to a human and are now monitoring the organs function for more than 50 hours. They are hopeful about this breakthrough, as this could address the donor organ shortages in case of life-saving transplants.
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KYOTO UNIVERSITY PERFORMS WORLD’S 1ST LIVING DONOR LUNG TRNSPLANT
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- Kyoto University performs world’s 1st living donor lung transplant.
- A patient had lost functionality of both her lungs due to COVID-19.
- The operation is said to have taken around 11hours to perform.
- The l...
U.S. FIRM JOIN HANDS WITH AN ISRAELI FIRM TO START PRODUCTION OF 3D-PRINTED KIDNEYS
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• This partnership agreement brings together United Therapeutics' regenerative medicine and organ manufacturing capabilities and CollPlant's proprietary recombinant human collagen (rhCollagen) and BioInk technology
• The US-based firm has paid $3 m...
Recollecting a milestone and life-sparing kidney transplant
The emergency clinic data parcel exhorted me to bring my very own chopsticks, yet I incline toward a blade and fork. That was only the beginning of my experience as the main ever Western lady to give a kidney at Osaka University Hospital, in Japan. While the treatment of ceaseless kidney disappoi...
Experiments with the Embryo takes smaller steps towards the formation of a livestock of human organs
The perpetual shortage of human organs for transplant has researchers turning to farm animals. Several biotech companies are genetically engineering pigs to make their organs more compatible with the human body. But some scientists are pursuing a different solution: growing fully human organs in pig...