This is quite a compendium of recent articles on the field of organ transplant, I was struck by the diversity of them
Transplants / Organ Donations News
The
latest Transplants / Organ Donations News articles published daily.
Includes news on immunosuppression, organ allocation, organ dysfunction,
rejection, alternative sources, techniques and more.
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Treating autoimmune and transplant patients with the vitamin a used in acne medicines
3 Feb 2014
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Skin with blood and lymphatic capillaries grown for the first time
3 Feb 2014
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Kidney donation and other altruistic acts more common in states with high well-being
31 Jan 2014
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Equivalent outcomes for double-lung transplants when blood type between donor and recipient is identical or compatible
30 Jan 2014
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Murine cardiac graft rejection limited by a platelet-derived factor
29 Jan 2014
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Long-term survival possible for pediatric heart transplant patients
28 Jan 2014
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Morbidity higher in obese liver transplant recipients with diabetes, survival not impacted
24 Jan 2014
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Renal cooling during robotic kidney transplant benefits patients
23 Jan 2014
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During rejection episodes following facial transplantation, donor T cells are significantly involved
21 Jan 2014
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New proposal for the better allocation of donated livers in transplants
20 Jan 2014
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Access to pediatric kidney transplantation in the US may depend on where the child lives
20 Jan 2014
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Controlling transplanted cells from the inside out
15 Jan 2014
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Avoiding amputation by Injecting stem cells into peripheral nerves
14 Jan 2014
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Immune tolerance to grafts of muscle, bone and skin could free transplant recipients from lifelong immunosuppression
13 Jan 2014
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Data suggest need for new heart-size matching strategy to improve heart transplant outcomes
11 Jan 2014
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Stem cell transplantation: new approach 'protects from rejection'
3 Jan 2014
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Fetal umbilical vein for reconstruction of middle cerebral artery
3 Jan 2014
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New technique could boost corneal transplant acceptance rates
3 Jan 2014
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ERA-EDTA and EuroPD: Using synergies to promote peritoneal dialysis in Europe
23 Dec 2013
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Study results inform discussions regarding US policy on lung transplantation in children
17 Dec 2013
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Study results inform discussions regarding US policy on lung transplantation in children
12 Dec 2013
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Growing umbilical cord blood stem cells in lab before transplant boosts leukemia, lymphoma survival
12 Dec 2013
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Stem cell transplantation outcomes 'improved with new drug regime'
11 Dec 2013
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Promising early results in international gene therapy trial for 'bubble boy' disease
10 Dec 2013
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Access to transplants for MDS should not be limited by age
10 Dec 2013
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New insights may explain difficulty of finding drugs for infectious disease
10 Dec 2013
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Why HIV is a common cause of kidney failure
10 Dec 2013
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Bortezomib (Velcade) reduces GVHD, boosts survival
9 Dec 2013
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Racial disparities revealed in pediatric liver transplant survival rates
9 Dec 2013
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Researchers investigate use of pig kidneys for human transplant
7 Dec 2013
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Reorganization of blood vessels after face transplantation surgery
5 Dec 2013
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Converting stem cells into lung cells
3 Dec 2013
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Face transplantation: ethical debate has evolved over time
2 Dec 2013
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When the living and the deceased don't agree on organ donation
30 Nov 2013
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A mechanism that favors rejection in transplantation of porcine cartilage in humans
27 Nov 2013
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Amino acid substitution at peptide-binding pockets of HLA class I molecules increases risk of severe acute GVHD and mortality
26 Nov 2013
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Investigating optimal site for cell transplantation to treat spinal cord injury
25 Nov 2013
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Opportunistic microorganism could be a signal of transplant rejection
25 Nov 2013
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Cancer charity breaks new ground with world's first under-18 donor
20 Nov 2013
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Consensus statement: antibody-mediated rejection in heart transplantation
20 Nov 2013
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Drug may enhance the effectiveness of bone marrow transplants for select pediatric leukemia patients
19 Nov 2013
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Donor age not a factor in most corneal transplants
19 Nov 2013
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Common chemo drug thwarts graft rejection in bone marrow transplants
15 Nov 2013
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Tailored pre-transplant therapy boosts survival rate in rare immune deficiency
14 Nov 2013
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Livers from donors with pre-hospital cardiac arrest considered for transplant
13 Nov 2013
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Life-saving transplant results in end to peanut allergy
12 Nov 2013
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Hope for transplant patients as study finds key to organ scarring
11 Nov 2013
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Tissue cryopreservation for medical care moves forward
7 Nov 2013
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Phase 2 results announced for sofosbuvir-based regimens in hepatitis C patients before and after liver transplantation
5 Nov 2013
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Potential new targets for blocking graft-vs.-host disease could impact bone marrow transplants
5 Nov 2013
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Study evaluates early stem cell transplants for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
4 Nov 2013
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Number of patients declared 'brain dead' decreasing
29 Oct 2013
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Current screening methods make 'high-risk' organs from deceased donors safe
28 Oct 2013
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Printing tissue using bio-ink made from living cells
28 Oct 2013
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Paying people to become kidney donors could be cost-effective
27 Oct 2013
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Discontinuing mycophenolate acid products does not seem to pose risks of transplant rejection during pregnancy
26 Oct 2013
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Tailored doses of cytostatic improve survival rate
25 Oct 2013
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Five years on, first ever tissue-engineered airway transplant remains successful
23 Oct 2013
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Prolactin may help in liver regeneration
17 Oct 2013
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Young transplant patients 'at higher risk of kidney disease'
15 Oct 2013
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Stem cell breakthrough could set up future transplant therapies
14 Oct 2013
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Among young transplant recipients, racial and social disparities in kidney allocation discovered
14 Oct 2013
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Difficult-to-match blood types and geographic location result in hispanics facing disparities in kidney transplantation
14 Oct 2013
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Promotion of donor registration increases donor sign-ups
12 Oct 2013
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New method for improving cord blood transplant success
11 Oct 2013
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Scientists regenerate fully functional tear and saliva glands
5 Oct 2013
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Validated novel risk score developed to predict new onset end-stage renal disease
4 Oct 2013
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NY-Presbyterian/Columbia reports laparoscopic living donor liver retrieval for adults
30 Sep 2013
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Researchers look at health consequences of living kidney donation
29 Sep 2013
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Stem-cell fat grafts effective for plastic surgery
28 Sep 2013
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Common viral disease prevented in stem-cell transplant patients
27 Sep 2013
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Improved outcomes for patients with type 1 diabetes offered by new islet cell transplant procedure
24 Sep 2013
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New research on inherited herpesvirus may have implications for transplantation
23 Sep 2013
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Better source for hepatocytes from neonatal livers rather than adult livers
20 Sep 2013
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Immune marker predicts transplant success and improves selection of bone marrow donors
19 Sep 2013
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Transplanting fat may be effective treatment for metabolic disease
15 Sep 2013
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Programmable glue made of DNA directs tiny gel bricks to self-assemble
12 Sep 2013
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New data
provides insights into the prophylaxis of organ rejection and
prophylaxis of fungal infections in liver transplant patients
11 Sep 2013
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Cell transplants may be a novel treatment for schizophrenia
11 Sep 2013
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Old cancer drug prevents transplant rejection
4 Sep 2013
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Scientists identify key predictors of death and transplantation in children with heart muscle disease
4 Sep 2013
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Socioeconomic factors, not culture, the culprit to low living kidney donations
3 Sep 2013
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Significant barrier to living kidney donation for African Americans is socioeconomic status
3 Sep 2013
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Highlights from the XV International Congress of Immunology, Milan
2 Sep 2013
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'Breakthrough' method for diabetic transplants discovered
2 Sep 2013
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Cells taken from the pancreas have their function changed to produce insulin
2 Sep 2013
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Skin cancer an increased risk for recipients of donor kidneys
29 Aug 2013
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Discovery of novel way gene controls stem cell self-renewal
27 Aug 2013
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More evidence supporting development of noninvasive tests for kidney transplant outcomes
26 Aug 2013
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Access to kidney transplants hampered by unemployment; Full-time workers more likely to get transplants
21 Aug 2013
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Bypassing immune rejection in stem-cell-based therapies
20 Aug 2013
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Topical formulation identified for prolonged graft survival in corneal transplants
20 Aug 2013
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Biomarker identified to predict immune response risk after stem cell transplants
9 Aug 2013
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Reducing heart disease risk in liver transplant recipients through exercise
8 Aug 2013
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Novel treatment boosted selective immune attack on leukemia cells in post-transplant patients
8 Aug 2013
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Fracture risk predicted by quality of bone as well as bone density
7 Aug 2013
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McMaster researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow transplants
6 Aug 2013
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Bigger the lung, better the transplant success
2 Aug 2013
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Lung
transplant patients may fare better with larger organs - using a
predicted total lung capacity ratio may help improve matching process
1 Aug 2013
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Teens' kidney transplants more likely to fail
30 Jul 2013
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