Researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type on three deceased donor kidneys in a discovery that could have major implications for kidney patients.
Aug 16, 2022
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AIDS researchers announced on Wednesday that a fourth person has been "cured" of HIV, but the dangerous procedure for patients also battling cancer may be little comfort for the tens of millions living with the virus worldwide.
Jul 27, 2022
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New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.
Jul 12, 2022
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After 20 years of perfecting their technique, the team behind the largest islet cell transplant program in the world reports the procedure is a safe, reliable and life-changing treatment for people with hard-to-control diabetes.
May 19, 2022
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Almost one third of babies born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, die from heart failure before their first birthday. By uncovering cellular processes that drive heart failure in these young patients, a new study ...
Apr 7, 2022
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In a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 10-second videos of white blood cell motion in the skin's microvasculature greatly improved the prediction of which stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients would ...
Mar 29, 2022
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A common childhood viral infection causes damage to cells in the bladder which may lead to cancer, a new study has shown.
Feb 23, 2022
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Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found they can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis through a partial bone marrow transplant. Their new study in the Journal of Immunology shows ...
Jan 18, 2022
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An immunotherapy harnessing the immune system's "natural killer" cells has proven effective in treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in some adults whose cancers return. Now, researchers at Washington University School of ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Scientists and clinicians at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) studying the effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapies in children with leukemia, have discovered a small sub-set of T-cells that are likely to play a key ...
May 24, 2021
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