News tagged with organ rejection
Chip-in-a-pill may be approved in 2012
(PhysOrg.com) -- Giant Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis AG, based in Basel, is developing a pill containing an embedded microchip, which it hopes to submit for regulatory approval in Europe within 18 ...
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Nov 10, 2010 |
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Easter Island compound extends lifespan of old mice
The giant monoliths of Easter Island are worn, but they have endured for centuries. New research suggests that a compound first discovered in the soil of the South Pacific island might help us stand the test ...
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Jul 08, 2009 |
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To better detect heart transplant rejections, scientists test for traces of donor's genome
Heart transplant recipients and their physicians are likely more concerned with the function of the donated organ than with the donor's DNA sequences that tag along in the new, healthy tissue. However, researchers at the ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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UCLA team uncovers mechanism behind organ transplant rejection
UCLA researchers have pinpointed the culprit behind chronic rejection of heart, lung and kidney transplants. Published in the Nov. 23 edition of Science Signaling, their findings suggest new therapeutic approa ...
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Nov 18, 2010 |
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Scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats (w/ Video)
A Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. Their paper appears in ...
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Jun 24, 2010 |
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Jobs said little about pancreatic cancer struggle
(AP) -- Steve Jobs managed to live more than seven years with a rare form of pancreatic cancer that grows more slowly than the common kind. But his need for a liver transplant two years ago was a bad sign ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Gene for devastating kidney disease discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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S.Korea scientists clone pig for human transplants
South Korean scientists said they have cloned a piglet whose organs were genetically modified to make them more suitable for human transplants.
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have devised a new way to decode the immune signals that cause slow, chronic rejection of all transplanted kidneys. They've created ...
Feb 23, 2009 |
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Road traffic pollution doubles risk of rejection after lung transplant
Lung transplant patients have double the risk of organ rejection and death within five years of the procedure if they live near a main road, indicates research published online in Thorax.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Cancer drug effectively treats transplant rejections
University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered a new therapy for transplant patients, targeting the antibody-producing plasma cells that can cause organ rejection.
Dec 27, 2008 |
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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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Researchers find faster, less-intrusive way to identify transplant recipients' organ rejection
A simple, inexpensive blood test could soon help doctors halt organ rejection before it impairs transplanted hearts and kidneys.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Study reveals promising techniques for extending the life of an organ transplant
Experts from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation at King's College London, based at Guy's Hospital, have revealed exciting new scientific developments for people with an organ transplant, intended ...
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Sep 15, 2010 |
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Pain-free method of monitoring drug levels in transplant patients
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reviewing a University of Rhode Island pharmacy professor's proposal to use saliva as a non-invasive way to monitor concentrations of anti-rejection drugs in patients that undergo transplants.
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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Transplant rejection
Transplant rejection occurs when a transplanted organ or tissue is not accepted by the body of the transplant recipient. This is explained by the concept that the immune system of the recipient attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. This is expected to happen, because the immune system's purpose is to distinguish foreign material within the body and attempt to destroy it, just as it attempts to destroy infecting organisms such as bacteria and viruses.
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