organs

DNA: After murder, 6-year-old Roli's 4 organs donated

After the death of a 6-year-old girl, her four organs were donated. The name of this girl is Roli Prajapati, who was shot dead on April 27. Roli lived with her family in Noida, near the capital of the country, Delhi.

May 17, 2022, 03:36 AM IST

7 year old girl's organ donation saved 6 lives

6 people got a new life because of a little girl. The girl was shot by an unknown due to which the girl died, but her parents decided to donate her organs.

Apr 30, 2022, 14:16 PM IST

AI tool predicts cell behaviours during diseases, treatment

According to the researchers, scGen is a generative deep learning model that leverages ideas from image, sequence and language processing and applies them to model the behaviour of a cell performed on computer or via computer simulation.

Jul 31, 2019, 15:13 PM IST

Organs printed from bio-ink closer to reality

Building on their previous work, researchers at Osaka University in Japan have now refined an enzyme-driven approach to sticking biological ink droplets together, enabling complex biological structures to be printed.

Dec 28, 2017, 12:46 PM IST

3D printed lifelike artificial organs developed

These patient-specific organ models, which include integrated soft sensors, can be used for practice surgeries to improve surgical outcomes in thousands of patients worldwide, researchers said.

Dec 07, 2017, 12:27 PM IST

Vital organs of brain dead woman donated to four persons

Organ transplantation have come from 23 brain dead people in the city in last 21 months.

Jul 27, 2017, 12:41 PM IST

JJ Hospital's first cadaver organ donation: Woman gives new lease of life to two

The 38-year-old Sangeeta Mahajan, who had met with an accident on July 17, had suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a two-wheeler in Jalgaon.

Jul 24, 2017, 10:27 AM IST

US researchers grow organoids to tackle facial deformities

Organs of the craniofacial complex often go terribly wrong during foetal development. 

Jun 19, 2017, 19:07 PM IST

43-year-old brain dead man gives new lease of life to nine

Selvaraj was declared brain dead when he did not respond well on the treatment and his family members came forward to donate his organs.

Jun 14, 2017, 23:22 PM IST

SRH, Apollo Hospitals create awareness about organ donation

Sunrisers Hyderabad team members Muttiah Muralitharan, Kane Williamson, Ben Cutting, Siraj Md, along with Apollo Hospitals joint managing director Sangita Reddy, Jeevandan incharge Dr G Swarnalatha among others took a pledge to donate organs and encourage others to come forward and pledge their organs at a event organised in Apollo Hospital here.

May 04, 2017, 16:31 PM IST

Too much iron in body may damage liver, say doctors

Doctors said that excess build-up of iron in the body, Hemochromatosis, can cuase liver damage.

Mar 25, 2017, 00:17 AM IST

3D-printed, life-like blood vessel network created to pave way for artificial organs

Scientists have successfully created 3D printed life-like, functional blood vessel network, an advance which could pave the way for artificial organs and regenerative therapies.

Mar 07, 2017, 18:04 PM IST

Brain dead weaver gives life to five

 As Arumugam's condition was critical, he was shifted to KMCH Main Centre in the city for higher treatment.

Feb 08, 2017, 23:21 PM IST

Part-human, part-pig embryo created in milestone research

 “The ultimate goal is to grow functional and transplantable tissue or organs, but we are far away from that. This is an important first step,” said Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte.

Jan 27, 2017, 10:11 AM IST

Omega-3 fatty acid can suppress lupus, autoimmune disorders

Consuming an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid -- commonly found in fatty, cold-water fish, has the potential to suppress signalling pathways of lupus as well as other autoimmune disorders, researchers have found.

Sep 30, 2016, 20:53 PM IST

Chinese scientists discover molecule to repair organs

Chinese scientists have discovered a small molecule that can regenerate tissue, which in the future could potentially eliminate transplants of some organs.

Aug 21, 2016, 00:26 AM IST

Only 0.08 per cent of Indians donate their organs

Only 0.08 per cent of Indians donate their organs to the needy as compared to 70-80 per cent of Spaniards and Belgians, health experts said on Saturday.

Aug 14, 2016, 00:00 AM IST

Brain dead driver gives new lease of life to seven people

While the liver and kidneys were transplanted to patients at KMCH, the heart was sent to a private hospital in Chennai.

Jun 28, 2016, 17:49 PM IST

Green corridor helps transport liver 210km in 3.30 hours!

It took the ambulance a mere 3.36 hours to transport the liver from Nashik's Rishikesh Hospital to Pune's Sahyadri Hospital. 

Jun 28, 2016, 12:55 PM IST

Scientists grow human organs inside pigs to tackle organ shortage!

The embryos are being allowed to mature for 28 days in the sows before terminating the pregnancies for analysis.

Jun 06, 2016, 12:21 PM IST