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1.28 mn Chinese register for bone marrow donation
Around 1.28 million people have registered with China’s national bone marrow donation programme, and the
New tool to predict killer syndrome in lung transplant patients
Scientists at University of Michigan have developed a new tool that could prevent a debilitating, fatal
Mechanism behind organ transplant rejection uncovered
Scientists have identified the culprit behind chronic rejection of heart, lung and kidney transplants.
Moderate alcohol intake may benefit kidney transplant patients
A study has pointed out that moderate alcohol consumption among kidney transplant recipients appears
Italy carries out world’s first robotically-assisted pancreatic transplant
Doctors from Pisa Hospital have conducted the world”s first robotically-assisted pancreatic transplant on a
Vitamin D deficiency associated with lung transplant rejection
A research conducted at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) has revealed that vitamin D deficiency
Killer white blood cells could make organ rejection history
Scientists have discovered that a type of killer white blood cell in the body could make organ rejection history.
Genes can tell which kidney transplant recipients don’t need lifelong drugs
A pattern of genes could soon identify kidney transplant recipients that do not need immunosuppressive
Post-transplant patients off steroids have fewer cardiovascular events
Post-transplant patients, who have given up corticosteroid regimen, have fewer cardiovascular events than
Left side grafting is procedure of choice for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation
Oct 29 – A recent study by doctors at Shinshu University, School of Medicine, in Japan determined that left side grafting has lower risk to donors compared to grafts taken from the right lobe, and it appears to be the