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Xenogeneic Cross-Circulation for Extracorporeal Recovery of Injured Human Lungs

Xenogeneic Cross-Circulation for Extracorporeal Recovery of Injured Human Lungs

Here we demonstrate that acutely injured human lungs declined for transplantation, including a lung that failed to recover on EVLP, can be recovered by cross-circulation of whole blood between explanted human lungs and a Yorkshire...
Multiday Maintenance of Extracorporeal Lungs Using Cross-Circulation With Conscious Swine

Multiday Maintenance of Extracorporeal Lungs Using Cross-Circulation With Conscious Swine

Lung remains the least-utilized solid organ for transplantation. Efforts to recover donor lungs with reversible injuries using ex vivo perfusion systems are limited to <24 hours of support. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of extending normothermic extracorporeal...
Toxic Beauty

Toxic Beauty

A whistleblower, her lawyer, world-class scientists, cancer survivors and those who have lost their lives, strip a dominant pharmaceutical company of all credibility in this powerful documentary film while exposing the hard truths about dangerous,...
NBC Meet the Press

NBC Meet the Press

This year, we are premiering our first feature-length documentary.  It's called Toxic Beauty, which explores the under-regulated market for beauty and personal care products.
Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-Circulation Platform

Regeneration of Severely Damaged Lungs Using an Interventional Cross-Circulation Platform

The number of available donor organs limits lung transplantation, the only lifesaving therapy for the increasing population of patients with end-stage lung disease. 
Cross-Circulation for Extracorporeal Support and Recovery of the Lung

Cross-Circulation for Extracorporeal Support and Recovery of the Lung

The shortage of transplantable donor organs has profound consequences, especially for patients with end-stage lung disease, for which transplantation remains the only definitive treatment. Although advances in ex vivo lung perfusion have enabled the evaluation and reconditioning...