Therapeutics: News and Research on Tissue Transplantation

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New blood test to aid liver disease treatment

A new study by the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District has found that a specialized blood test can detect alcohol use in people with liver disease far more accurately than commonly used biomarker tests ...

An alternative to LASIK—without the lasers

Millions of Americans have altered vision, ranging from blurriness to blindness. But not everyone wants to wear prescription glasses or contact lenses. Accordingly, hundreds of thousands of people undergo corrective eye surgery ...

Researchers find disparities in organ allocation

In 1954, the world's first successful organ transplant took place at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in the form of a kidney donated from one twin to the other. At the time, a group of doctors and scientists had correctly theorized ...

Scientists 3D-print part of human femur as strong as real bone

A group of North Texas doctors and scientists printed part of a human femur—the longest and strongest bone in the body—that mimics the strength, flexibility and overall mechanics of a real femur. The findings were published ...

GSK buys liver disease drug for up to $2 bn

British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline announced Wednesday the acquisition of a drug under development to treat a common form of liver disease, in a deal worth up to $2 billion.

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