Organ Donation and Transplantation: How Does it Work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuKx2a5HkIM Pulmonary fibrosis has no known cure to date, but there are several treatment options available to ease the symptoms, lung transplant being one of them – and also the most efficient type of treatment. But have you ever wondered how the process of organ donation and transplantation happens? In this…

‘Organs on Chips’ May Revolutionize Lung, Other Disease Research

Researchers at the University of Miami (UM), led by Assistant Professor Ashutosh Agarwal, are developing functional organs able to mimic real human organs. These laboratory-developed structures, based on chips, could revolutionize approaches to disease treatment by allowing researchers to peer into organs and their related diseases. The research team used an innovative approach…