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"Heart disease-on-a-chip" could usher in an age of personalized medicine
Posted in Hardware on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Harvard scientists have created the world's first lab-grown sample of functioning human heart tissue that has a cardiovascular disease.
Scottish organ donations 'double since 2007'
Posted in Medicine on 10th Apr, 2014
by Alex Muller
The number of people who donated their organs after death in Scotland has almost doubled over a six-year period, according to government figures.
Simulated human liver achieved in 'benchtop human' project
Posted in Medicine on 31st Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Ultimately, the goal is to connect the individual organ modules chemically in a fashion that mimics the way the organs are connected in the body.
Human lung made in lab for first time
Posted in Medicine on 15th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
For the first time, scientists have created human lungs in a lab, an exciting step forward in regenerative medicine, but an advance that likely wont help patients for many years.
Methuselah Foundation Announces $1 Million "New Ogran Liver Prize" in Tissue Engineering
Posted in Business on 9th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
A five-year international competition to advance the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.