Cryogenic preservation: from single cells to whole organs – Science Weekly podcast
Hannah Devlin looks at recent advances in the field ofcryopreservation and asks how close we are to applying these technologies to whole organsSubscribe& Review oniTunes,Soundcloud,Audioboom,Mixcloud&Acast, and join the discussion onFacebook andTwitterLast year, around 3,500 organs were transplanted into patients in the UK alone. That said, a large number of organs were also discarded because the moment a donor dies, doctors have only eight or so hours to find a patient on the organ register who is a match and can be almost immediately ready for surgery. One recent estimate suggested that as many as 60% of the hear...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 22, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Hannah Devlin and produced by Max Sanderson Tags: Science Organ donation Health Society Source Type: news
eGenesis Announces $38 Million Series A Financing, Led by Biomatics Capital and ARCH Venture Partners, to Solve Shortage of Organs for Donation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--eGenesis, a biotechnology company focused on utilizing genome editing technology to make xenotransplantation a routine and lifesaving medical procedure, today announced that it raised a $38 million ... Regenerative Medicine, Venture Capital eGenesis, xenotransplantation, organ transplant (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 16, 2017 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Here ’s how you heat up cold hearts—for transplantation
[Photo courtesy University of Minnesota]A University of Minnesota–led research team has successfully warmed large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels that were previously preserved at low temperatures. The discovery of this rewarming process is pivotal for organs and tissues that are left in storage for transplantation for extended periods.
“This is the first time that anyone has been able to scale up to a larger biological system and demonstrate successful, fast, and uniform warming hundreds of degrees Celsius per minute of preserved tissue without damaging the tissue,” said John Bischof, a University of Min...
Source: Mass Device - March 8, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Biotech Transplants Cryogenics MedTech organ donation University of Minnesota Source Type: news
Dad Writes Heartbreaking Tribute To Wife Who Is Carrying Baby Without Brain To Term
An Oklahoma father paid tribute to his pregnant wife’s selflessness in a beautiful viral post.
On Feb. 17, Royce Young posted a photo of his wife, Keri, on Facebook. The photo shows Keri, who is seven months pregnant with their second child, sleeping peacefully on their couch.
In the long caption, Royce explained why his wife is so inspiring to him and shared the tearjerking details of this pregnancy.
Keri is pregnant with a baby girl, whom she and her husband have decided to name Eva. Tragically, the couple learned at their 19-week ultrasound that their daughter did not have a brain. Royce described that momen...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Emory performs first HIV-positive kidney transplant from HIV-positive deceased donor
Emory Transplant Center performed its first HIV-positive kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor.
The transplant was the first of its kind in Georgia. It was possible because of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, which took effect in 2015 and authorizes clinical research and revision of rules about organ donation and transportation as a result of that research. Previously, the use of HIV- positive organs was a federal crime.
Emory University and eight other centers are conducting… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - February 15, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Ellie Hensley Source Type: news
Time trends in organ donation after neurologic determination of death: a cohort study - Kramer AH, Baht R, Doig CJ.
BACKGROUND: The cause of brain injury may influence the number of organs that can be procured and transplanted with donation following neurologic determination of death. We investigated whether the distribution of causes responsible for neurologic death ha... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
First human-pig 'chimera' created in milestone study
Prospect of growing human organs for transplantation raised by creation of first ever embryos combining two large, distantly related speciesScientists have created a human-pig hybrid in a milestone study that raises the prospect of being able to grow human organs inside animals for use in transplants.It marks the first time that embryos combining two large, distantly-related species have been produced. The creation of this so-called chimera – named after the cross-species beast of Greek mythology – has been hailed as a significant first step towards generating human hearts, livers and kidneys from scratch.Continue read...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 26, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Genetics Science Embryos Biology Health Organ donation Medical research Animal experimentation Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Organ Donation & Cognition / Inappropriate Opioid Use Discussion / Colorado Pediatric Hospitalist Opportunity (FREE)
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NEJM Group offers so many resources for practicing clinicians. Here ' s what we chose for you today:NEJM Audio Interview: Scarce Organs and the Cognitively Impaired: Dr. … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 25, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
High-donor-volume hospitals recover more transplantable organs per donor
(American College of Surgeons) Hospitals that manage the highest volume of deceased organ donors are 52 percent more likely to recover an above-average number of transplantable organs per donor compared with low-volume hospitals, according to results from a new study conducted across three US donation regions. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Organ Transplants Hit A Record High For A Very Depressing Reason
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Philadelphia organ procurement group shatters national records
The Gift of Life Donor Program in 2016 became the first organ procurement organization in the United States to coordinate donations from more than 500 organ donors in a single year.
Last year Gift of Life, which is based in Philadelphia, coordinated the donation of life-saving organs from 540 donors, which resulted in 1,412 organs transplanted — marking the ninth consecutive year Gift of Life was the leading organ procurement organization in the country. The old record of 4 83 was set by Gift of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - January 5, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: John George Source Type: news
Scotland launches organ donor consultation
Doctors welcome ‘soft’ opt-out option Related items fromOnMedica Hundreds of families overrule deceased ’ wishes to donate organs Three people die every day due to organ donor shortage Wales introduces ‘deemed consent’ for organ donation Give us UK wide opt-out system for organ donation, say doctors ’ leaders Opt-out organ donation well-meant but ‘misguided’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 6, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
How the family veto creates a grey zone around Canada's organ donation policy
Even if someone in Canada consents to donating their organs, their relatives can override those wishes — a practice made possible, two legal experts say, due to a disconnect between the law and policy. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Meet The Doctor Behind The Most Extreme Face Transplant Ever
Last August, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez performed the most extensive face transplant operation ever.
In the 26-hour operation, which took place at New York University Langone Medical Center, the dentist-turned-plastic-surgeon and his team removed the face and scalp of a young victim of a fatal accident and successfully grafted the tissue onto the head of Patrick Hardison, a firefighter who had been horribly burned in a 2001 fire.
The operation showed in dramatic fashion just how far organ transplantation has come since its start in 1954, when surgeons at Brigham Hospital in Boston took a kidney from one ma...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Meet The Doctor Behind The Most Extreme Face Transplant Ever
Last August, Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez performed the most extensive face transplant operation ever.
In the 26-hour operation, which took place at New York University Langone Medical Center, the dentist-turned-plastic-surgeon and his team removed the face and scalp of a young victim of a fatal accident and successfully grafted the tissue onto the head of Patrick Hardison, a firefighter who had been horribly burned in a 2001 fire.
The operation showed in dramatic fashion just how far organ transplantation has come since its start in 1954, when surgeons at Brigham Hospital in Boston took a kidney from one ma...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
