Psychology & Psychiatry
Why it can make sense to believe in the kindness of strangers
Would you risk your life for a total stranger?
Nov 13, 2017
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Study offers insights on how to decrease the discard rate of donated organs
A new study indicates that many donated organs that are discarded might be suitable for transplantation if certain steps are taken to limit damage following donation. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal ...
Oct 5, 2017
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How first 'vouchers' in UCLA kidney donation program led to 25 lifesaving transplants
In 2014 a former judge from San Diego County approached the UCLA Kidney Transplant Program with an unusual request: If the judge donated a kidney to a stranger now, could his then 4-year-old grandson, who suffered from chronic ...
Sep 20, 2017
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What's the best strategy to increase living kidney donation?
A new analysis indicates that few strategies to increase living kidney donation have been evaluated effectively; however, educational strategies targeted to recipients and their family and friends have the best evidence of ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Graft survival similar for kidneys from octogenarians
(HealthDay)—Graft survival is similar for recipients of kidneys from >80-year-old donors and donors aged ≤60 years, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Aug 15, 2017
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US transplant centers frequently refuse deceased donor kidneys
A new study indicates that deceased donor kidneys are typically offered and declined many times before being accepted for transplantation. The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Donor-recipient tissue mismatch analysis may help personalize treatment after transplant
Researchers have found that a detailed examination of the degree of tissue type mismatch between donors and recipients can help determine how much medication an individual recipient will need after transplantation. The findings, ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Biopsy tests may lead to inappropriate discards of donated kidneys
Researchers have found that discarding donated kidneys on the basis of biopsy findings may be inappropriate. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), may ...
Jul 6, 2017
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Surgery
Calculator estimates success of kidney transplants with particular donor-recipient pairs
Researchers have developed a calculator that estimates the likelihood that a given patient who receives a kidney transplant from a particular living donor would have a functioning kidney 5 and 10 years after transplantation. ...
Jun 8, 2017
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Surgery
New strategies for donor kidney preservation
New treatment strategies over the last few decades have meant that nowadays 95 percent of transplanted kidneys function well for at least one year and that the average lifespan of a transplanted organ is between 10 and 15 ...
May 29, 2017
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