1y ago

Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body

www.utsouthwestern.edu Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body

Researchers led by a team at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a device that can isolate blood flow to the brain, keeping the organ alive and functioning independent from the rest of the body for several hours.

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1y ago

Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body

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Device keeps brain alive, functioning separate from body

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Note that they're just isolating blood flow. They're not taking the brain out and putting it in a fancy jar.
Not totally clear how this is different than a heart and lung machine that they use during major heart surgery. Sounds like this is mostly an improvement on that, they talk about it replicating the 'pulse' of a heartbeat for example.