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UrduWhat The Study Did: This observational study looked at the disparities that exist between women and men waiting to receive a liver transplant, such as being more likely to die while on the wait list, and how much these differences…
Tag: Transplantation
Characteristics, outcomes of heart transplant recipients with COVID-19
What The Review Says: The characteristics, treatment and outcomes of heart transplant recipients who were infected with COVID-19 in New York City are described in this case series. Authors: Nir Uriel, M.D., M.Sc., of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and…
Characteristics, outcomes of heart transplant recipients with COVID-19
What The Review Says: The characteristics, treatment and outcomes of heart transplant recipients who were infected with COVID-19 in New York City are described in this case series. Authors: Nir Uriel, M.D., M.Sc., of Columbia University Irving Medical Center and…
Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak
New analysis shows significant reduction in the number of deceased donor transplants performed in France and the United States
Steep decline in organ transplants amid COVID-19 outbreak
New analysis shows significant reduction in the number of deceased donor transplants performed in France and the United States
Researchers have found accumulation of gene mutations in chronic Graft-versus-host disease
Mutations in white blood cells can contribute to abnormal immune profile after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that is common after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the only curative treatment for various…
Researchers have found accumulation of gene mutations in chronic Graft-versus-host disease
Mutations in white blood cells can contribute to abnormal immune profile after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that is common after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, the only curative treatment for various…
Study reveals impact of ‘soft opt-out’ system for organ donation
Research published in Anaesthesia suggests that a “soft opt-out” system may increase consent rates for organ donation after death, which could boost the number of organs available for transplantation. The legal frameworks for consent for deceased organ donation fall into…
Study reveals impact of ‘soft opt-out’ system for organ donation
Research published in Anaesthesia suggests that a “soft opt-out” system may increase consent rates for organ donation after death, which could boost the number of organs available for transplantation. The legal frameworks for consent for deceased organ donation fall into…
Viruses from poo can help combat obesity and diabetes
A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that transplanted intestinal contents could be effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes.
Viruses from poo can help combat obesity and diabetes
A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that transplanted intestinal contents could be effective against obesity and type 2 diabetes.
A world first: Assessing kidney quality before transplantation using photoacoustic imaging
Researchers discover non-invasive method to visualize damage in donor kidneys – empowering doctors to match kidney quality with patient life expectancy for longer-lasting transplantation outcomes.
A world first: Assessing kidney quality before transplantation using photoacoustic imaging
Researchers discover non-invasive method to visualize damage in donor kidneys – empowering doctors to match kidney quality with patient life expectancy for longer-lasting transplantation outcomes.
With a heavy heart: How men and women develop heart disease differently
Study uncovers that different minerals block heart valves in men versus women
Keratin scaffolds could advance regenerative medicine and tissue engineering for humans
Study using keratin from rat fur holds promise
Diagnostics, meet CRISPR
New CRISPR diagnostic test
Insect wings hold antimicrobial clues for improved medical implants
Some insect wings such as cicada and dragonfly possess nanopillar structures that kill bacteria upon contact. However, to date, the precise mechanisms that cause bacterial death have been unknown. Using a range of advanced imaging tools, functional assays and proteomic…
Advanced liver disease patients and transplant recipients need specific care during COVID-19
EASL and ESCMID have issued a Position Paper, providing recommendations for clinicians caring for patients with liver diseases during the current pandemic
Advances in production of retinal cells for treating blindness
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and St Erik Eye Hospital in Sweden have discovered a way to refine the production of retinal cells from embryonic stem cells for treating blindness in the elderly. Using the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing, they have also…
A ‘cardiac patch with bioink’ developed to repair heart
The heart is the driving force of circulating blood in the body and pumps blood to the entire body by repeating contraction and relaxation of the heart muscles continuously. Human stem cells are used in the clinical therapies of a…
New in vivo priming strategy to train stem cells can enhance cardiac repair effectiveness
Human stem cells have been regarded as one of the promising cell sources for cardiac regeneration therapy. But their clinical use is hampered due to the poor performance after transplantation into failing hearts. Recently a stem cell biologist from City…
Does Patient’s Distance to Transplant Centers Affect Likelihood of Being Considered for Transplantation?
• In an analysis of information on adults who began treatment for kidney failure at any Georgia, North Carolina, or South Carolina dialysis facility, the distance from a patient’s residence to the nearest transplant center did not appear to affect the likelihood of transplant-related referrals and evaluations.
Fecal microbiota transplants successfully treat patients with C. diff
A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that Faecal Microbiota Transplants (FMT) are highly successful in treating patients with Clostridioides difficile ( C.diff ) infection. Published in EClinical Medicine , results from the first licenced English stool…
Mimicking cancer’s evasive tactics, microparticles show promise for transplant rejection
PITTSBURGH, March 13, 2020 – Inspired by a tactic cancer cells use to evade the immune system, University of Pittsburgh researchers have engineered tiny particles that can trick the body into accepting transplanted tissue as its own. Rats that were…
Major grant funds Derfner-Lieberman Regenerative Rehabilitation Lab at Kessler Foundation
Derfner Foundation awards $250,000 to Kessler Foundation to expand regenerative rehabilitation research to improve the lives of people with disabling injuries
Machine sucks up tiny tissue spheroids and prints them precisely
A new method of bioprinting uses aspiration of tiny biologics such as spheroids, cells and tissue strands, to precisely place them in 3D patterns either on scaffolding or without to create artificial tissues with natural properties, according to Penn State…
PET imaging offers new insights into post-transplant care for heart patients
Myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) have been identified as accurate indicators for graft failure after cardiac transplantation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine . Utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial…
PET imaging offers new insights into post-transplant care for heart patients
Myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR) have been identified as accurate indicators for graft failure after cardiac transplantation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine . Utilizing positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial…
Study reveals improving survival rates after liver transplantation in the UK
In the past two decades, death rates after liver transplantation have dropped by more than half in the UK, according to a recent analysis of almost 10,000 liver transplant recipients published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery) . During this…
Study reveals improving survival rates after liver transplantation in the UK
In the past two decades, death rates after liver transplantation have dropped by more than half in the UK, according to a recent analysis of almost 10,000 liver transplant recipients published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery) . During this…
Elderly patients also benefit from kidney transplantation
Study shows that patients older than 75 years who received a kidney from a similarly aged donor remain dialysis-free for the rest of their lives
Elderly patients also benefit from kidney transplantation
Study shows that patients older than 75 years who received a kidney from a similarly aged donor remain dialysis-free for the rest of their lives
New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
Minneapolis, Minn. – February 24, 2020 – A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right…
New tool aids patients in selecting a transplant center
Minneapolis, Minn. – February 24, 2020 – A new website developed by researchers at Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI) and the University of Minnesota (UMN) is making it easier for organ transplant candidates to choose which transplant center is right…
Study Reveals Improved Survival after Kidney Transplantation During Childhood
• Survival after kidney transplantation during childhood has improved over the last 40 years in Australia.
• Survival rates improved primality due to decreases in deaths from cardiovascular disease and infection.
What would it take to make FMT mainstream? Two publications consider the opportunities
Many of the microbes that live in your gut are also found in your stool, and fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) are being studied to determine whether they can improve health outcomes in patients with various diseases such as ulcerative colitis…
What would it take to make FMT mainstream? Two publications consider the opportunities
Many of the microbes that live in your gut are also found in your stool, and fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) are being studied to determine whether they can improve health outcomes in patients with various diseases such as ulcerative colitis…
Novel drug therapy shows promise for quality, quantity of kidneys available for transplant
CLEVELAND (Feb. 11, 2020)–Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic and Lifebanc (a Northeast Ohio organ-procurement organization) have developed a new way to preserve donated kidneys–a method that could extend…
Novel drug therapy shows promise for quality, quantity of kidneys available for transplant
CLEVELAND (Feb. 11, 2020)–Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic and Lifebanc (a Northeast Ohio organ-procurement organization) have developed a new way to preserve donated kidneys–a method that could extend…
Superior ‘bio-ink’ for 3D printing pioneered
Rutgers researchers are developing materials to help grow human tissues
Superior ‘bio-ink’ for 3D printing pioneered
Rutgers researchers are developing materials to help grow human tissues
MSU researcher aids discovery of new cellular mechanism
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University biotechnology researcher was part of an international team that recently discovered an internal mechanism which may protect human cells from oxidative damage. The discovery could lead to strides in understanding many problems associated with…
MSU researcher aids discovery of new cellular mechanism
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University biotechnology researcher was part of an international team that recently discovered an internal mechanism which may protect human cells from oxidative damage. The discovery could lead to strides in understanding many problems associated with…
Mixed chimerism improves long-term kidney transplant outlook
Mixed chimerism – the continued mixing of donor and recipient blood cells following a transplant of blood progenitor cells – could improve outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, according to a new clinical study in about 50 patients. The results suggest…
Mixed chimerism improves long-term kidney transplant outlook
Mixed chimerism – the continued mixing of donor and recipient blood cells following a transplant of blood progenitor cells – could improve outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, according to a new clinical study in about 50 patients. The results suggest…
Magdi Habib Yacoub receives Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
STS award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to cardiothoracic surgery
Magdi Habib Yacoub receives Bakken Scientific Achievement Award
STS award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to cardiothoracic surgery
30-year study identifies need of disease-modifying therapies for maple syrup urine disease
A new study analyzes 30 years of patient data and details the clinical course of 184 individuals with genetically diverse forms of maple syrup urine disease
Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s
Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period
Big gains in bone marrow transplant survival since mid-2000s
Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period