Transplantation

STS award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to cardiothoracic surgery NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (January 28, 2020) -- Legendary heart-lung transplant surgeon, researcher, and professor Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub, MD, today was…

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 STRASBURG, PA- A new study analyzes 30 years of patient data and details the…

Despite older, sicker patients, mortality rate dropped by one-third within 10-year period A bone marrow transplant can be a lifesaving treatment, but it can come with life-threatening risks. The encouraging news for patients: Those…

Credit: Sarah Pack, Medical University of South Carolina InDepth Pharmaceuticals, founded by Deepak Nihalani, Ph.D., the SmartState Endowed Chair in Renal Disease Biomarkers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), has taken a…

BOSTON -- A team of surgeons and specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is announcing an achievement in transplant surgery today, having recently performed the largest number of adult heart transplants in the country using…

Blood and organ donors are thin on the ground but maybe better marketing could help: QUT researchersCredit: Image by Sabin Urcelay from Pixabay With a global shortage of both blood and organ donors, QUT researchers are suggesting…

Scientists have developed a new way to understand complex genetic diseases and have identified a gene that modifies the severity of inherited kidney disease, paving the way for personalised treatments. Experts at Newcastle University,…

Number of children who die waiting for hearts could drop dramatically CINCINNATI -- A new study provides hope that the number of children dying on the transplantation list while waiting for a new heart could potentially be reduced…

A recently published study indicates that oral infections seem to have no association with the risk of stem cell transplantation patients dying of or getting a serious infection within six months of the procedure. A study…

Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Patients who were transplanted with hearts from hepatitis C-positive donors had comparable outcomes after one year to patients who received hearts from donors that didn't have the…