Sentences with phrase «organ shortage by»

She says she sees companies as the entities that translate the discoveries made in academic labs into the solutions that, in Tengion's case, could solve the donor - organ shortage by allowing patients to regenerate their own organs without using embryonic stem cells.

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A bold approach to genome editing by biologist Luhan Yang could alleviate the shortage of organs and ease human suffering.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

In some cases, organ transplantation can be performed (e.g., kidney, heart, liver); however this option is typically limited by the shortage of available donor organs.

Given the critical shortage of donor organs to replace those damaged by accident or disease, it has long been a goal of science to create human organs from stem cells.