Kidneys are vital organs needed to properly balance the body’s fluids and excrete biological waste. Unfortunately, kidneys do not always function properly, and organ malfunction can lead to kidney ...

With advancements in bioengineering and technology, artificial organs could become a reality soon. Explore how close we are to developing fully functional manmade replacements for human organs.

Dallas, Texas, Oct. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The “Global Wearable Artificial Organs Market Size 2020, By Technology (Electronic, Mechanical) Product (Kidney, Pancreas, Cochlear implants, ...

Scientists at the Pasteur Institute in France say they have developed artificial lymphoid organ-chips that recreate much of the human immune system’s response to booster vaccines. The technology, ...

3D bioprinting is gaining popularity as a way of treating disease and injury by producing three-dimensional living tissues and organs. However, to work effectively, the “inks” used for bioprinting ...

The award for UT Southwestern will support research at one of the Metroplex's premier medical centers. The ...

Though few people outside medicine and biology know the word, collagen is one of the most important constituents of the human body, making up 30% of its protein. In bone and tooth enamel, its long ...

(Nanowerk News) The development of biomaterials for artificial organs and tissues is active due to an increase in accidental injuries and chronic diseases, along with the entry into a super-aged ...

When 500 far-out medical investigators gathered in Chicago last week for the annual meeting of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, they spent much of their time discussing something ...

The lymphoid organ-chips are created by embedding peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) within an extracellular matrix (ECM), which can then be exposed to viral antigens to mimic the effects of ...