Items Tagged ‘transplant’
December 4, 2019
Restoring Function with Larynx Transplantation
By Jen Schutz 
Mayo Clinic has launched a first of its kind regenerative transplant program aimed at restoring function for people who need their larynx, or voice box, removed. In the United States about 60,000 people are living without a larynx, due to disease or trauma. The larynx is a segment of the respiratory tract located in the […]
Tags: Dr. David Lott, larynx transplant, trachea, transplant, voice box
October 17, 2019
A Step Toward Bioengineered Transplantable Livers
By Jen Schutz
More than four million American suffer from chronic end stage liver disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a liver transplant can mean the difference between life and death for some patients. However, livers are in short supply, and the number of people awaiting new livers far exceeds the number of […]
Tags: bioengineered organs, liver transplant, regenerative medicine, scott nyberg, transplant
July 30, 2019
Bioartificial Liver: Bridge to Liver Regeneration
By Jen Schutz
The liver has the greatest regenerative capacity of any organ in the body. However, when the liver is injured beyond its ability to regenerate itself, and a transplant is not readily available, there are few options for patients. Led by Scott Nyberg, M.D., Ph.D., researchers are refining their own version of a bioartificial liver, known […]
Tags: Bioartificial Liver, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dr. Scott Nyberg, Liver Transplantation, regenerative medicine, stem cells, transplant