Each day, 17 people waiting for an organ donation die in the United States. Research shows potential drawbacks to the traditional cold storage method for donated organs. In a first, the Liver4Life ...

In 2015, scientists in Switzerland began work on what they hoped would become a revolutionary machine for organ transplants, feeding livers oxygen and nutrients to keep them alive outside the body for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Donor organs for liver transplants can stay viable for less than 12 ...

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 ...

With current technology, a human liver donated for transplant can only be kept alive for 24 hours, and often, if the liver is damaged or diseased, it cannot be considered for transplant. That could ...

The liver recipient was a cancer patient running out of time on the transplant waitlist. One year post-procedure, he's still doing well. Monisha Ravisetti was a science writer at CNET. She covered ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Circulatory death livers preserved for donation with normothermic machine perfusion had the lowest early ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — New technology called Liver in a Box is making a life-saving difference for people waiting for an organ transplant. "I would not have gotten that liver if it wasn’t for that ...