liver
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Experimental Therapy Could Grow You Brand New Livers
Biotech company LyGenesis said it has begun a phase II trial of its therapy designed to grow miniature livers inside a person’s lymph nodes.
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In a First, Surgeons Transplant Human Liver Preserved Outside the Body for 3 Days
A human liver deemed not viable for transplant has been repaired by an innovative perfusion machine and subsequently transplanted into a patient who continues to do well a year after the groundbreaking surgery.
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British Doctor Branded His Initials On Patient’s Liver
Artists generally like to sign their work. Painters, sculptors, poets, all leave their name as a mark of pride. But when your brush is a scalpel and your canvas is the human body, it’s probably best to avoid that urge. One British surgeon is finding that out, after being suspended for branding his initials on…