A patient in China with hepatocellular carcinoma survived 171 days following xenotransplantation with a genetically modified ...

The liver of a 56-year-old male patient was severely damaged. Suffering from chronic hepatitis B and heavy alcohol consumption, he developed severe liver failure. Without a transplant, survival was ...

It's rare for health providers to declare a person dead who is still alive, but it can be tricky with drowning victims. Their body temperature is key.

Organ transplantation is the most effective therapy for patients with end-stage disease. Preservation solutions and techniques are crucial for donor organ quality, which is directly related to ...

Blood circulation is one of the most important functions in the body. It helps to deliver oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to every cell while removing metabolic waste products like carbon dioxide.

The warming climate in polar regions may significantly disrupt ocean circulation patterns, a new study indicates. Scientists discovered that in the distant past, growing inflows of freshwater from ...

Illustration of the treatment of a liver failure patient using ex vivo perfusion with a six-gene-edited pig liver Photo: Courtesy of Xijing Hospital. Chinese researchers have achi ...

A selective cytopheretic device for pediatrics demonstrated safety and potential benefit in 21 pediatric patients with life-threatening sepsis-associated AKI requiring kidney replacement therapy, ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Climate ...

Mercy Family Health opened a pain management office in DuBois, PA, featuring StemWave shockwave therapy. Clinical data shows ...

A case report has been recently published in BMC Nephrology by Jaka P. and colleagues on the malposition of the femoral central venous catheter in the renal vein of a transplanted kidney, ...