News tagged with journal transplantation
Report: Jobs funeral Friday, ceremony private
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the funeral for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is being held Friday.
Oct 08, 2011 |
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More than bacon: Genetic alterations in pig tissue may allow for human transplantation
A sizzling genetic discovery by Chinese scientists may one day allow pig tissue to be transplanted successfully into humans. Their research presented in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology represents a major step forward toward ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Decoding cancer patients' genomes is powerful diagnostic tool
Two new studies highlight the power of sequencing cancer patients' genomes as a diagnostic tool, helping doctors decide the best course of treatment and researchers identify new cancer susceptibility mutations ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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New procedure promises to be a breakthrough in lung transplants
For decades, heart and lung transplant surgeons have followed a strict directive: Get the donor organ into the recipient as soon as possible.
Apr 15, 2011 |
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More organs for transplant when icu docs help take care of brain dead donors, says UPMC
More than twice as many lungs and nearly 50 percent more kidneys could be recovered for transplant operations if intensive care physicians were to work with organ procurement organization (OPO) coordinators to monitor and ...
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Drug cocktail offers new hope for hepatitis C patients
A three-drug cocktail can eliminate the hepatitis C virus in patients far more effectively than the current two-drug regimen, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Mouse cancer genome unveils genetic errors in human cancers
Scientists who pioneered sequencing the genomes of cancer patients to find novel genetic changes at the root of the disease now have turned their attention to a laboratory workhorse -- a mouse.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Survival matching should be used to allocate donated kidneys to transplant recipients
Providing kidney transplants to patients with the best probability of longer survival would reduce repeat transplant operations and improve life span after kidney transplant, says a U-M researcher in a commentary published ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
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ATS issues joint statement on the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The statement replaces ATS guidelines published in 2000, and reviews current ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 17, 2011 |
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New therapy found for rare lung disorder
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that the FDA-approved drug sirolimus, used primarily to prevent rejection in organ transplant patients, stabilized ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Study links hypoxia and inflammation in many diseases
Yet some athletes deliberately train at high altitude, with less oxygen, so they can perform better. Their bodies adapt to the reduced oxygen.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Non-surgical approach to treat hepatic hydatid cysts
A research team from Saudi Arabia determined the efficacy and success of percutaneous aspiration irrigation and re-aspiration (PAIR) in the management of hepatic hydatidosis. They found that PAIR using hypertonic saline is ...
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Feb 07, 2011 |
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Preventing GVHD by protecting gut stem cells
A protein that protects stem cells in the gut relieves a potentially lethal complication of bone marrow transplantation in mice, according to a study published online on January 31 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Free radicals in cornea may contribute to Fuchs dystrophy, most common cause of corneal transplants
Scientists have found that free radicals (unstable molecules that cause the death of cells as the body ages) may also cause the damage in the eyes of patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a hereditary ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Mother's stem cells likely key to treating genetic disease before birth
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers have tackled a decade-long scientific conundrum, and their discovery is expected to lead to significant advances in using stem cells to treat genetic diseases before birth. ...
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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