How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
It's not always patience and luck that get patients off the organ transplant waiting list and into the operating room.
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Immune System Phenomena: News and Research on Transplantation Immunology
MeSH tree: G12.875
Single-gene edits fail to protect transplanted insulin-producing cells
In people with type 1 diabetes, the immune system mistakenly destroys the pancreatic beta cells responsible for producing insulin. Patients therefore require lifelong insulin therapy to regulate their blood glucose levels.
Aug 19, 2026
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Genetic variants shed light on kidney transplant rejection
Immunosuppressive medications help prevent organ rejection following transplantation, yet some patients still experience rejection despite receiving adequate treatment. New research from Yale, published in the Journal of ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Cancer drug enables kidney transplant despite severe immune incompatibility
An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna reports on a new treatment strategy that has made kidney transplantation possible for a patient with no realistic chance of receiving a suitable donor ...
Jul 30, 2026
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Remote monitoring may detect early complications and reduce burden for lung transplant patients
Lung transplant recipients require intensive, ongoing monitoring after transplant to detect complications such as rejection or infection. Now, in a study published in JHLT Open, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that remote ...
Apr 29, 2026
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How long does a transplanted heart last?
Heart transplant surgeon Raymond Lee, MD, explains what patients can expect after a heart transplant—including how long the heart will last. The average lifespan of a transplanted heart is about 10 years, though outcomes ...
Apr 17, 2026
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Cloaked stem cells evade immune rejection in mice, pointing to a potential universal donor cell line
A study published in Stem Cell Reports demonstrates that genetically engineered human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can overcome immune rejection in mice with humanized immune systems, surviving for five months in a stringent ...
Mar 5, 2026
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Discovery yields insights on preventing organ transplant rejection
Current treatments to prevent organ transplant rejection focus mainly on suppressing T cells, part of the adaptive immune system. However, the innate immune system—the body's first line of defense that triggers early inflammation ...
May 7, 2025
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How should we prioritize patients waiting for kidney transplants?
At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of those get a new kidney each year, but others die while waiting. In short, the demand for kidneys ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Liver cancer study finds optimal timing for transplants after immunotherapy
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents about 80 to 90% of cases of primary liver cancer. On a global level, 905,700 new cases and 830,200 deaths were registered in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. In Switzerland, ...
Mar 6, 2025
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