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Kidney transplant patients to get ‘double matched blood’ to avoid rejection
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoScientists are to double match blood intended for use for kidney transplant patients in a bid to...
Adding stem cells to a kidney transplant could get patients off anti-rejection drugs, trial finds
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 week agoA novel approach to organ transplantation allowed patients to wean off anti-rejection drugs after...
Kidney transplants usually last 10 to 15 years. Hers made it 50, but now it's wearing out.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSharon Stakofsky-Davis and Denice Lombard both carry 90-something-year-old kidneys in their...
Gene-edited pig kidneys show promise for human transplants
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoGenetically engineered pig kidneys are nearing the point where they could provide a...
Major advance in transplants as monkey survives two years with pig kidney
Press Association News via AOL· 8 months agoA monkey has survived for more than two years after receiving a pig kidney transplant in an...
Kidney and liver transplants to resume at Penn State Health after shutdown due to problems
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen Dr. Johnny Hong was growing up in the Philippines, his father’s life depended on a kidney...
Biometric implant monitors transplant patients for organ rejection
Engadget· 9 months agoResearchers at Northwestern University developed an implant that can continuously monitor an organ’s...
Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into brain-dead patient 1 month ago is still functioning,...
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDoctors at NYU Langone in New York City announced Wednesday that they have successfully transplanted...
Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDoctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a...
First-ever kidney transplant from gene-edited pig offers hope for thousands
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBOSTON ‒ Massachusetts General Hospital announced it has successfully transplanted a genetically...