Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days.
May 31, 2024
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A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days.
May 31, 2024
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by pancreatic malfunction and poor production of insulin. Imagine your pancreas is a factory for insulin, a key hormone that keeps your blood sugar level. Inside ...
May 28, 2024
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For children who undergo bone marrow transplants, even mild respiratory infections can turn deadly. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) and an international research ...
May 28, 2024
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Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the most common causes of kidney transplant failure. To date, however, no treatment has proven effective in combating this complication in the long term.
May 27, 2024
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Receipt of a kidney from a deceased donor who underwent dialysis is associated with an increased incidence of delayed graft function, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA.
May 27, 2024
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Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defense against infection.
May 24, 2024
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The Epstein-Barr virus can cause a spectrum of diseases, including a range of cancers. Emerging data now show that inhibition of a specific metabolic pathway in infected cells can diminish latent infection and therefore the ...
May 23, 2024
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A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that using race-neutral metrics to interpret the results of lung function tests more accurately predicted the risk of death and disease flare-ups in patients ...
May 21, 2024
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We stand at the crossroads of medical innovation, where cutting-edge scientific discoveries intersect with the resilience of the human body, providing hope to families grappling with a diagnosis of pediatric leukemia.
May 20, 2024
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A large team of biomedical researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S., the U.K., Saudi Arabia and France, has learned more about many of the factors involved in xenotransplantation as they conducted ...