A new technology that uses bio-printed "patches" to repair damaged heart tissue has been proven to be safer and more cost-effective for patients than other patches.
Mar 13, 2023
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In stem cell transplants, which are used for the treatment of leukemia, the patient's hematopoietic system is eliminated and replaced by hematopoietic cells from donors. Even though the amount of complications occurring in ...
Feb 9, 2023
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A newer technique for preparing corneal tissue for transplantation has been shown to be safe and effective, while providing a faster and smoother process than the traditional technique, according to researchers in the Department ...
Jan 18, 2023
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With the only cure for liver cancer often being a transplantation, scientists are honing the selection of patients for this life-saving surgery and growing replacement livers in a lab.
Jan 10, 2023
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Bone injury is common in clinics, and critical-sized bone defects cannot be self-healed. The "gold standard" of clinical treatments for such defects is still dependent on the transplantation of autologous/allogeneic or artificial ...
Oct 11, 2022
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A drug normally used to prevent tissue rejection following organ transplants could be repurposed to help treat human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in children.
Sep 29, 2022
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Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a first-of-its-kind heart transplant—one that came with a bonus technique to try to help prevent rejection of the new organ.
Mar 8, 2022
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the successful and safe transplantation of a kidney from a donor who died of complications from COVID-19. The case, which involved careful collection and sensitive molecular testing ...
Feb 1, 2022
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It may not receive the same attention as the heart or brain, but a diseased kidney can be more deadly, with effects that weaken the heart, bones, and immune system, let alone the kidney itself. End-stage kidney disease has ...
Nov 15, 2021
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In the United States alone, 500 children will need a liver transplant this year. While liver tissue can come from living or deceased donors, no studies have demonstrated which of these methods leads to better outcomes for ...
Sep 21, 2021
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