When a human dies, the body doesn't simply switch off all at once. Different organs stop working at different times, depending on how much oxygen they need and how reliant they are on blood flow.

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A new study suggests that methylene blue—a medication already approved for several clinical uses—may protect the lungs from damage caused by major heart surgeries that involve stopping blood ...

The tantalizing potential of pig-to-human transplantation, or xenotransplantation, has reached another frontier. For the first time ever, scientists have transplanted a genetically edited pig lung ...

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VIENNA — Survival rates at 1 and 5 years for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who receive bilateral lung and heart-lung transplants are similar, said researchers presenting at the ...

After she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension 16 years ago, Morgan’s condition steadily worsened, leading to multiple hospitalizations and a grim prognosis. Despite facing overwhelming ...