Florey researchers have engineered a way to fool the immune system into accepting neural grafts as part of the body, rather than attacking them as foreign objects.
Apr 9, 2025
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Recent decades have seen a lot of progress in diabetes treatment. In a new study, Per-Ola Carlsson, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, has obtained promising results. "This is the first time anyone has succeeded in transplanting ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Patients hoping for a kidney transplant must first undergo a battery of medical tests to determine whether they are suitable candidates for the procedure and healthy enough to take post-transplant immunosuppressant drugs ...
Mar 21, 2025
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Research led by York University's Faculty of Health reveals how a specific mutation in a protein called TRAF1 can shut down an overactive immune response, dramatically reducing inflammation in mice. Lead researcher Ali Abdul-Sater ...
Feb 27, 2025
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Systemic lupus erythematosus, more commonly known as lupus, has a variety of symptoms and room for improvement when it comes to treatment.
Jan 29, 2025
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New research emphasizes the need for ongoing COVID-19 protection for people with weakened immune systems, with scalable tests helping identify those most at risk to enable tailored strategies.
Jan 24, 2025
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In a recent pilot study, researchers tested the feasibility and effects of a 12-week home-based resistance training program. Their target patient population was children who have had a liver transplant and subsequently suffered ...
Jan 7, 2025
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It is just as safe and effective for people with HIV in need of kidney transplantation to get their organ from donors who are also HIV positive as it is from donors who are not infected with the virus, a new study shows. ...
Oct 16, 2024
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Heart transplant patients who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience post-surgical complications and die within five years than patients who live in more advantaged areas, even when those ...
Sep 30, 2024
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Three years ago, Aaron James, a utility lineman, lost half of his face and his arm when he was struck by a high-voltage electrical cable.
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