Newly identified networks of interconnected, fluid-filled chambers that line tissues throughout the human body may qualify as a completely new organ, researchers report in a study published Tuesday in ...

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Scientists have developed a step-by-step blueprint to create advanced human lung models in the lab, which they say will accelerate the discovery and development of new drugs and reduce reliance on ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Thousands of Americans every year undergo lung transplantation in ...

For a minute there, 2018 was shaping up to be a year of new-organ discoveries. In January, Dr. J. Calvin Coffey, foundation chair of surgery at the University of Limerick, declared that he had ...

Nazir Ismail receives funding from the South African Government and other International Funding agencies (Newton Fund, CDC etc). TB most commonly affects the lungs – what’s known as the body’s ...

For people who need a lung transplant, the wait is often prolonged by the frustrating fact that most donor organs have to be discarded: Only 20% of donated lungs meet medical criteria for ...

The reality of terminal lung disease is that there are more patients badly needing a lung transplant than there are donors available. The reason behind this is not just tied to a low number of donors, ...

Martine Rothblatt is hoping to eventually 3D-print organs that could be used in humans. She is the CEO of the $12 billion biotech United Therapeutics and founder of SiriusXM. Rothblatt was named one ...

A biotech company is genetically engineering pigs so that their organs might work in people. With the financial aid of a biotechnology executive whose daughter may need a lung transplant, U.S.