3D printing method using ultrasound shows success
Researchers are highlighting their approach to 3D printing, which uses ultrasound waves to create objects from sonically cured inks. Their results were published December 7 in Science.
A team led by Xiao Kuang, PhD, from Harvard Medical School found that its ultrasonic 3D printing method -- deep-penetrating acoustic volumetric printing --successfully created anatomical structures such as the liver, kidney, and vessel networks.
“The deep penetration of focused ultrasound waves allows the volumetric fabrication of opaque [nano]composites and printing through centimeter-thick tissues that are not attainable through state-...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound 3D Printing Source Type: news
Insights & Outcomes: Transplant access, atmospheric rivers, and mind states
Yale researchers hunt for old atmospheric rivers, analyze access to liver transplants, and look at key proteins in Parkinson ’s disease and the nuclear envelope. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - December 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant
A novel prognostic tool based on social determinants effectively predicted increased risk of alcohol use relapse in adults who underwent liver transplants for alcoholic liver disease.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
EXCLUSIVE: Ill, thin and broken, ex-England footballer Kieron Dyer, 44, was dying with a rare liver disease just 11 weeks ago. Now, he speaks for the first time after a 'miracle' transplant gave him a second shot at life
OLIVER HOLT: Kieron Dyer's version of A Christmas Carol has seen him get a second shot at life alongside wife, Holly, following a life-saving liver transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation
(MedPage Today) -- A woman with Mahvash disease presented with portal hypertension that necessitated liver transplantation; the liver complications observed in this case report distinguish it from what's more typically seen in patients with this... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - November 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Roche launches automated serology hepatitis E virus tests, including a test to detect acute HEV infections, recommended in the new WHO 2023 Essential Diagnostics List
It is estimated that one third of the global population could be at risk for infection with Hepatitis E virus.1The new tests allow clinicians to diagnose acute and chronic infections amongst patients presenting with or without signs of the illness as recommended by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).2The tests complete Roche ’s panel used for the differential diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A, B, C and E viruses.Basel, 16 November 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of the Elecsys ®Anti-HEV IgM and Elecsys Anti-HEV IgG immunoassays for t...
Source: Roche Investor Update - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche launches automated serology hepatitis E virus tests, including a test to detect acute HEV infections, recommended in the new WHO 2023 Essential Diagnostics List
It is estimated that one third of the global population could be at risk for infection with Hepatitis E virus.1The new tests allow clinicians to diagnose acute and chronic infections amongst patients presenting with or without signs of the illness as recommended by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).2The tests complete Roche ’s panel used for the differential diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis caused by the hepatitis A, B, C and E viruses.Basel, 16 November 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the launch of the Elecsys ®Anti-HEV IgM and Elecsys Anti-HEV IgG immunoassays for t...
Source: Roche Media News - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Emergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- Prioritizing emergency liver transplantation for patients with severe acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) resulted in relatively good survival outcomes, according to a U.K. study presented here.
Among 39 critically... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 14, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Road to RSNA 2023: Ultrasound
Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Research to be presented at the annual meeting in Chicago will explore the modality's clinical applications in musculoskeletal, pediatric, abdominal, and women's imaging among other areas. This includes advancements in ultrasound in recent years, such as the use of contrast for improved imaging, elastography and color Doppler for assessing complex pathologies, and using imaging data in AI models. Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by rea...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: 2023 2023 Ultrasound Preview Source Type: news
AKI Response Tied to Improved Survival for Patients Waiting on Liver Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- BOSTON -- For patients with cirrhosis waitlisted for liver transplant who were hospitalized with acute kidney injury (AKI), 90-day survival outcomes were improved with AKI response, according to the results of a retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - November 13, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Engineering stem cells to treat liver disease
During clinical rotations in medical school, Kianna Nguyen encountered many patients with liver failure and was struck by a grim reality: Their only hope was a transplant. The shortage of donor organs and therapeutic options was at once frustrating and inspirational, triggering her research interest in cellular therapies for liver failure. Kianna Nguyen "Research provides us with the understanding to develop tools to make big changes in clinical problems like those facing patients with liver failure," says… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 11, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
How one patient found errors in the algorithm making transplant decisions
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision#sarahmeredith (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How one patient found errors in the algorithm making transplant decisions
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - November 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Algorithms are deciding who gets organ transplants. Are their decisions fair?
Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - November 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
MASLD, MASH Projected to Grow by 23% in the US Through 2050 MASLD, MASH Projected to Grow by 23% in the US Through 2050
A mathematical model forecasts a steady increase in liver disease burden, including a near doubling of liver cancers and a more than twofold increase in liver transplants.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - November 8, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
