News tagged with graft rejection


Scientists create personalized bone substitutes from skin cells

A team of New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute scientists report today the generation of patient-specific bone substitutes from skin cells for repair of large bone defects. The study, led by Darja Marolt, ...

Medical research created May 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—A Yale-led team of researchers has uncovered a genetic malfunction that may lead to hardening of the arteries and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The study appears in the journal Cell Reports.

Medical research created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States

Kidney transplants performed in Europe are considerably more successful in the long run than those performed in the United States. While the one-year survival rate is 90% in both Europe and the United States, after five years, ...

Other created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI images transplanted islet cells with help of positively charged nanoparticles

In a study to investigate the detection by MRI of six kinds of positively-charged magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles designed to help monitor transplanted islet cells, a team of Japanese researchers found that the charged ...

Medical research created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers restore neuron function to brains damaged by Huntington's disease

Researchers from South Korea, Sweden, and the United States have collaborated on a project to restore neuron function to parts of the brain damaged by Huntington's disease (HD) by successfully transplanting HD-induced pluripotent ...

Neuroscience created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-strength silk scaffolds improve bone repair

Biomedical engineers at Tufts University's School of Engineering have demonstrated the first all-polymeric bone scaffold material that is fully biodegradable and capable of providing significant mechanical support during ...

Medical research created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New discovery may lead to effective prevention and treatment of graft-versus-host disease

A new discovery in mice may lead to new treatments that could make bone marrow transplants more likely to succeed and to be significantly less dangerous. According to new research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Bi ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Use of stem cells for adults receiving related donor kidney transplants appears to improve outcomes

Among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing living-related kidney transplants, the use of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal (cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types) stem cells instead of antibody ...

Medical research created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secondhand smoke results in graft rejection

A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that cigarette smoke exposure, in a cause-effect manner, results in graft rejection that would have been prevented by certain drug treatments.

Surgery created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Elimination of national kidney allocation policy improves minority access to transplants

A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that since the elimination of the kidney allocation priority for matching for HLA-B on May 7, 2003, access to kidney transplantation for minorities has be ...

Other created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0