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What is the future of using whole body cryostimulation (WBC) in medicine ?
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New challenges in "Cold Applications in Life Sciences"
CAR-T therapy, the new and growing application of cryotechnology in medicine.
Impact of regular cold exposure on electrodermal activity in older patients with joint degenerative diseases.
The autonomic effects of whole-body cryostimulation at two different temperatures in patients with obesity.
Contraindications to Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC). A position paper from the WBC Working Group of the International Institute of Refrigeration and the multidisciplinary expert panel.
Current techniques and the future of lung preservation.
Is whole-body cryostimulation useful in post-Covid19 condition ? Preliminary results from an Italian experience.
Strategies for the design of bi-layer scaffolds for the regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
The effects of high intensity interval training combined with the whole body cryostimulation on brain-derived neurotrophic factor and tryptophan metabolism.
Whole body cryotherapy / cryostimulation, 39th Informatory Note on Refrigeration Technologies.
Cryopreservation of human cardiovascular tissues: clinical application and storage devices.
Popularity and achievements in using whole body cryotherapy (WBC) as a therapy supporting the treatment of multiple sclerosis in Poland.
Difference in skin temp variation during a whole-body cryotherapy exposure in males and females.
Cryopreservation in a Standard Freezer: −28 °C as Alternative Storage Temperature for Amniotic Membrane Transplantation.
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Cryopreservation techniques in reproductive medicine: improving cell survival after warming
A recent literature review presents the technical progress in cryopreservation techniques. The vitrification concept is presented as crucial to ensure cell survival after cryopreservation.
IIR working group releases position paper on contraindications to Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC)
A panel of 28 European experts were consulted to generate an international consensus on the updated contraindications to WBC with controlled feedback from the IIR Working Group on Whole-Body Cryostimulation as a...
Legionnaires’ disease
Two outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease are in the news: - Thirteen deaths have occurred among 85 patients who contracted Legionnaires' disease in the northern French prefecture of Pas-de-Calais. The main cause of the outbreak is a cooling tower at...
Launching of SeCrioNet, the first Spanish scientific network dedicated to cryobiology
Currently based at the University of Vigo, Spain, SeCrioNet brings together experts from various disciplines to promote research, technological development and strategic applications of cryopreservation in...
More than one billion people are at high risk due to a lack of access to cooling
The annual Chilling Prospects report estimates that 355 million people living in poor rural areas and 732 million people living in poor urban areas are at risk due to a lack of access to cooling worldwide....
Hypothermia and head injury: a new study
According to certain researchers, hypothermia should not be used to treat traumatic brain injuries.
Cryoablation benefits
Cryoablation involving freezing balloon technology is claimed to enable highly precise targeting of the tissues to be destroyed without damaging the surrounding tissues.
Cryotherapy state-of-the-art and challenges in Poland
In a presentation entitled Cryotherapy State-of-the-art and Challenges in Poland, Dr M. Chorowski covers many aspects of cryotherapy and cryosurgery in Poland.
Wales to launches its own deep freeze ahead of the Six Nations Championship
Wales is to build a cryotherapy chamber at its rugby training base near Cardiff in time for next year’s Six Nations Championship.
Cryoablation for breast cancer treatment
According to IceCure Medical, a doctor working under a research protocol at Kameda Medical Centre, Japan, has treated 58 breast cancer patients with cryoablation over the last six years. As of now, none of the patients have suffered from a tumour...
Cooling to heal
Therapeutic hypothermia cools the body of patients who have suffered brain damage to a moderate temperature (between 32°C and 34°C) in order to slow the deterioration process.
Cryotherapy benefits
- Insep, the French institute dealing with sport, expertise and performance (Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la performance) is using cryotherapy on a large scale. Athletes in bathing costumes don gloves, slippers and a...
Modern cryosurgical techniques and devices
Since the 80’s, device miniaturization makes it possible to introduce endoscopic cryoprobes through natural channels (bronchia, urethra…) without requiring traditional surgery.
A review of cryoablation for cancer treatment
According to a review article, “cryoablation is a well-established therapeutic regime for the treatment of numerous cancers.” Often thought of as a simple ablative process, it is now seen as “a sophisticated, combinatorial therapy involving a...
Cryogenic biobanking services market in the US
Industry revenue has grown at an annual rate of 15.9% to USD 1 billion for the period 2008-2013.
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Activities of the IIR's Commission C1 on Cryobiology and Cryomedicine
Members of the Cryobiology and Cryomedicine Commission (C1) are working hard to reach their 2013-2015 objectives in cryobiology and cryomedicine research; knowledge dissemination; technology transfer and education.
Commission C1: At the forefront of Cryobiology, Cryomedicine and Health Products
The commission has clearly defined objectives in cryobiology, cryomedicine and health products research; knowledge dissemination; technology transfer and education.
FRIDOC now features a selection of MDPI articles on refrigeration
About 150 articles from MDPI journals, including review articles on various refrigeration technologies, are available in FRIDOC.
ICR 2011 in Prague: a Resounding Success
The 23rd IIR International Congress of Refrigeration held in Prague, on August 21-26, 2011, was highly successful...
New IIR Informatory Note: “Whole Body Cryotherapy/Cryostimulation”
Learn about the latest advances and the challenges related to these rapidly developing techniques.
IIR Cryogenics Conference 2025: Call for abstracts to open in May!
Get ready to put pen to paper! The Programme Committee of the 18th IIR Conference on Cryogenics invites authors to submit their abstracts from May 25, 2024 – September 20, 2024.
Cryogenics 2023: only a few days left to submit your abstract!
The IIR Cryogenics 2023 conference will be held in Dresden, Germany from 24 to 28 April. The call for abstracts is open until September 30!
Uniting 23 countries for cryogenics progress: Highlights from the 2025 IIR Cryogenics Conference
Bringing together 138 participants from 23 countries, the 18th IIR Conference on Cryogenics was a successful event that highlighted the latest advancements in cryogenic technologies and...
Download the latest technical papers from the IIR Cryogenics Conference
Held on 8-11 April this year, the 15th IIR Cryogenics Conference welcomed over 120 guests from more than 22 countries.
Cryotherapy is going well!
Report of the IIR Deputy Director General, Ina Colombo, on the 3rd IIR Conference on Cold Applications in Life Sciences which was held in St Petersburg in Russia.
The European Union project Cryohub in Beijing
The IIR organised a well-attended CryoHub workshop at the 5th International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain in Beijing on April 7th.
IIR Working Group on whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation
A presentation of this IIR Working Group took place during the French Association of Refrigeration (AFF) Orientation Committee in January.
New IIR Working Group: whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation
During the IIR Science and Technology Council meeting on June 15, 2017, a new IIR Working Group (WG) on “Whole-body cryotherapy or cryostimulation” was officially created.
IIR member news: Air Liquide joins the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic
To deal with the Covid-19 epidemic in France, the Air Liquide group, member of the IIR, has decided to produce 10,000 respirators in 50 days.
The Cold Chain: A logistical challenge at the heart of the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine
Gérald Cavalier - President of the Science and Technology Council of the International Institute of Refrigeration, President of the French Association of Refrigeration, President of the Cemafroid...
Encyclopedia of Refrigeration
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Cryogenics in the pharmaceutical industry: drug design and bioavailability improvement
Research activities in the pharmaceutical sector focus primarily on developing novel drug formulations which can elicit the desired response upon being administered to the patient...
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