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Here's why many kidney transplants fail
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): Genetic incompatibility may be the reason why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, a recent study has observed.
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Modulating blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): A recent research reveals that modulating stiffness of blood-forming stem cells could possibly facilitate mobilisation procedures used for stem cell-based transplants.
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Here's why the body may reject lung transplants
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 4 (ANI): A study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has identified, in mice, a process that may prevent antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplants and lead to the development of therapies to treat this form of rejec
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Marijuana may not affect kidney transplant outcomes
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Turns out, the usage of marijuana by kidney donors has no measurable effect on the outcome of kidney transplants for donors or recipients.
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Liver transplant survival rate improving among older adults, finds researc
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA] Oct 23 (ANI): Researchers have recently reported successful liver transplants in older adults, even in people who are in their 80's.
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Discovery to improve the success of corneal transplants
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1(ANI): Eye specialists from The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could help to improve the success of corneal transplants for patients whose sight has been affected by the disease.
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SPARSH Hospital successfully conducts kidney transplants
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr. 16 (NewsVoir): SPARSH hospitals on Monday celebrated the successful completion of two kidney transplants at their Yeshwantpur facility.
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'Old' lungs may be okay for transplant
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): Older donor lungs are a viable option for lung transplants and should be considered more often, a recent study has found.
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Tiny human heart made from rat organ could help put new drugs to test
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 13 (ANI): A miniature human heart has been created in the laboratory from a rat's heart in a breakthrough that could one day revolutionise transplants.
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BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals pioneers day care Bone Marrow Transplant
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 27 (ANI): BGS Gleneagles Global Hospitals, a Parkway Pantai enterprise, successfully pioneered the day care Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) transplant program for low risk transplants like autologous transplant for multiple myeloma and mini-allo transplant for
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Fecal transplant offers hope for autistic kids
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 26 (ANI): In this new era of medical therapy dawning, fecal transplants are poised to help fight a range of conditions, from deadly superbugs to obesity and now, autism is in the firing line.
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New lease of life for two Fortis patients after intricate kidney and liver
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi-NCR, July 20 (ANI): Fortis Escorts Kidney and Urology Institute and Fortis Memorial Research Institute conducted two intricate transplants recently on two patients out of four who received organ donations from the family of a road traffic accident victim.
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