Transplantation

Study with Vanderbilt University shows how the body's attempts to repair damage may instead contribute to severe lung disease PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 8, 2020 -- A groundbreaking study published today and led by the Translational Genomics…

Researchers in Korea have now developed a new method to power medical implants using an active photonic wireless systemCredit: Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Over the past few decades, medical technology seen various…

New call center to answer questions, educate, and support the dialysis and transplant community. Credit: Coral Von Zumwalt The Transplant Research and Education Center (TREC), housed at the Terasaki Research Institute for…

New research gives information in order to understand safety, efficacy and mechanisms of action of a new cardiac therapy. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) has maintained its rank as one of the worldwide leading causes of mortality…

The team was co-led by May Griffith, a researcher at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, which is affiliated with Université de Montréal and is part of the CIUSSS de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal. The results of this…

New UK study into treatments for C-diff infections An innovative treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) which uses transplanted gut bacteria to treat the infection, is a more effective and more…

World's largest plastic surgeon organization releases 2019 annual plastic surgery data, forecasts 2020 trends post-pandemic and reveals most-sought-after procedures during quarantine ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (June 25, 2020) - As the…

Opioid crisis increases the number of livers available for transplant patientsCredit: University of Cincinnati Patients who received a transplanted liver infected with hepatitis C and were later treated for the infection performed as…

This article by Dr. Vivekanandan Palaninathan et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2020 Direct reprogramming or Transdifferentiation is a way of inducing changes in the cell type from one lineage into another lineage,…

Biomarker aims to streamline the development of novel therapies intended to improve long-term outcomes for kidney transplant recipients. TUCSON, Ariz., June 17, 2020 -- Critical Path Institute (C-Path) announced today that its Transplant…

Texas A&M researchers say these grafts could be used to promote swift and precise bone healingCredit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering Although most broken bones can be mended with a firm cast and a generous measure…

New research to a study small molecule cell adhesion activator to facilitate the engraftment rate of cord blood cellsCredit: Photo Credit © 2020 Texas Heart Institute The Texas Heart Institute and 7 Hills Pharma (7 Hills) received a $1.9…

Obesity, type II diabetes, and high blood pressure increase the risk of NASH and negatively affect outcomes for COVID-19 patients Washington, DC - June 12, 2020 - For the first time, International NASH Day (IND), a global awareness and…

Credit: Lei Dong and Chunming Wang Scientists from Nanjing University and University of Macau have transformed the spleen into a functioning liver in living mice, which could bring new hope for patients suffering from organ…

Credit: N/A Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an example. It's a compliant, elastic tissue that's soft enough to cushion joints, but strong…

New culture technique opens the door for new treatment for wound and burn treatments, testing drugs and cosmetics; the technique is a proof of concept for developing other human organoid systems, including the inner earCredit: Jiyoon Lee,…

First study to show women don't have higher mortality from cirrhosis Chronic liver disease affects men and women equally Cirrhosis affects more than 4 million in U.S. CHICAGO --- Prior studies have suggested women might have higher…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, June 2, 2020 - Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted into rats. In…

University ESCal program helps doctors prioritize surgeries Many patients had to wait for lifesaving surgeries, such organ transplants, due to the heavy burden COVID-19 caused for hospitals. Now, UTSA computer science seniors have built a…

Credit: National University of Singapore Fibroblasts are the most common connective tissue cells. They produce the structural framework for animal tissues, synthesise the extracellular matrix and collagen, and play a critical role in…