HIV-infected organs can save lives, doctors say
The nation has a huge need for kidneys, livers and other organs for transplant, but federal law has one absolute rule for donors: no HIV infections.
Apr 12, 2011
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Apr 12, 2011
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2 people receive kidney transplants in pilot program using CMU software
A man in St. Louis and a woman in New Hampshire have received the first kidney transplants made possible through a new national program of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) that uses a Carnegie Mellon ...
Dec 14, 2010
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Organ network uses Carnegie Mellon algorithm to match live kidney donors with recipients
A computer algorithm developed at Carnegie Mellon University matched living kidney donors with medically compatible transplant candidates late last month as the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), ...
Nov 16, 2010
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Researcher discovers way to overcome radiation resistance in leukemia
A team of researchers lead by Fatih M. Uckun, MD, PhD, of The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles has determined that radiation resistance in leukemia can be overcome by selectively ...
Sep 30, 2010
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