Individual donor strains do not show link between fecal microbe transplantation and successful melanoma immunotherapy
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The mix of microbes in the gut can shape a person’s immune response. In immunotherapy for melanoma, ...
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Perfecting collagen production in osteogenesis imperfecta
By studying the controversial idea that hematopoietic stem cells could give rise to osteoblasts, researchers at MUSC Health aim to ...
Cardio-cerebrovascular disease history complicates hematopoietic cell transplant outcomes
Researchers find pre-transplant cardiovascular diseases indirectly affect mortality and survival through increased post-transplant disease occurrenceCredit: Chinese Medical Journal Hematopoietic cell ...
Llama ‘nanobodies’ could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection
Scientists have developed a 'nanobody' - a small fragment of a llama antibody - that is capable of chasing out ...
Policy changes to kidney allocation may unintentionally reduce access to transplant for South Carolina
Researchers at MUSC Health look at the outcome of the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network's latest allocation changes and argue ...
Artificial sweeteners enable delivery of carbon monoxide to treat organ injury
ATLANTA--An oral prodrug developed by a team of scientists led by Binghe Wang, Regents' Professor of Chemistry at Georgia State ...
New guidance on how to diagnosis and manage osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease
Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) typically suffer from impaired bone quality and quantity, with a non-vertebral fracture risk ...
Direct flights save lives! New airline routes can increase kidney sharing by more than 7%
INFORMS Journal Management Science Study Key Takeaways: Lack of direct airline routes limit the flexibility of organ transplantation policies. A ...
The ethics of split liver transplantation: Analyzing case studies to make the right decision
Split liver transplantation (SLT) provides an opportunity to divide a donor liver and offer transplants to two small patients, one ...
NYU Abu Dhabi researchers unlock secrets behind liver regrowth and regenerative medicine
New insight into the liver's unique ability to regenerate holds promise for developing treatments for the lung, heart, and other ...
Fecal transplant plus fibre improves insulin sensitivity in severely obese
Research provides further evidence the microbiome can benefit patients' health, says researcher Karen Madsen. A transplant of healthy gut microbes ...
New clinical indicators discovered in transplant patients with COVID-19
Elisa Cordero, a doctor at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, researcher at the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS) ...
For transplant patients, COVID-19 vaccination presents a different uncertainty
A pair of clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute seek to quantify ...
In a dish, a mouse, crafted from stem cells, begins to form
Credit: Courtesy Thisse lab at UVA. The tiny mouse embryo has a heart that beats. Its muscles, blood vessels, gut ...
Black patients with cirrhosis more likely to die, less likely to get liver transplant
Racial disparities found in seven large Chicago liver centers Previous research was falsely reassuring; captured only 2% of cirrhosis patients ...
Voucher-based kidney donation, redemption for future transplant
JAMA Surgery What The Study Did: Researchers examined family voucher-based kidney donations and the capability of voucher redemption to provide ...
For transplant recipients, third time may be the charm for better COVID vaccine protection
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say study findings suggest booster doses should be investigated for those who are immunocompromisedCredit: Graphic created ...
Study links COVID-19 public health efforts to dramatic drop in COPD hospitalizations
Pandemic measures reduced exposure to seasonal viruses, a common COPD triggerCredit: University of Maryland School of Medicine BALTIMORE (June 14, ...
Monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19 safe, effective for transplant patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Treating transplant patients with mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies is safe and helps ...
Heart transplants: Age is no barrier to successful surgery
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society research summary A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ...
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