15Apr/13

Bioengineering breakthrough? US researchers successfully implant lab-grown … – RT


RT

Bioengineering breakthrough? US researchers successfully implant lab-grown
RT
US researchers have grown a working rat kidney in a lab, and successfully transplanted it into a living animal. The discovery may herald a scientific breakthrough, bringing scientists closer to being able to grow kidneys for humans. The kidney, grown
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15Apr/13

Organ donation rises in South Yorkshire – The Star


The Star

Organ donation rises in South Yorkshire
The Star
Health chiefs have praised the ‘outstanding achievement’ but said more people are needed to join the NHS organ donor register. The Star’s Gift of Life campaign aims to get 12,000 extra local residents signed up before the Westfield Health British
Directed organ donation: How family selected recipient of son’s liver after The Grand Rapids Press – MLive.com
Relatives should be not be able to block organ donationBarchester Healthcare
Borders organ donations ‘higher than the national average’Border Telegraph

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15Apr/13

Transplant patients celebrate life, reconnect with donors, surgeons in Dallas – Dallas Morning News


Dallas Morning News

Transplant patients celebrate life, reconnect with donors, surgeons in Dallas
Dallas Morning News
While recovery from transplant surgery is quicker today than in the past, that means fewer opportunities for community building, said Shelley Hall, medical director of the transplant center’s heart program. That makes the reunion as important as ever