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Wake Forest Baptist receives NIH grants to study risks associated with kidney transplants

The National Institutes of Health has awarded two five-year grants to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center worth more than $5 million to prospectively study the effects of a genetic variation in organ donors that appears to contribute to survival of kidneys after transplantation.

3 Oct 2017

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal screws, mainly made of titanium or stainless steel. During and after the healing process, these metal screws are seen by the body as disturbing foreign bodies and often have to be removed in a further unpleasant surgical intervention.

30 Sep 2017

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from Linz, Austria.

28 Sep 2017

First-ever treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma receives approval in Japan

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, and Pfizer Inc. today announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) has approved BAVENCIO (avelumab, genetically recombinant Injection 200mg/mL for intravenous use) as the first and only treatment indicated for curatively unresectable Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare and aggressive cancer, in Japan.

27 Sep 2017

Trial identifies genetic fault that affects treatment response in leukemia patients

A genetic fault has been identified in people with an aggressive type of leukemia that can significantly affect how they respond to treatment.

27 Sep 2017

Organ donation up by more than half in Ontario since Canada introduced new policy

Since Canada introduced a new organ donation policy in 2006 called “circulatory determination of death” (DCD), Ontario has seen a 57% increase in donation, according to a new study.

25 Sep 2017

Donors could give blood more frequently than current intervals, study shows

New research shows that blood donors could safely give blood more frequently than is allowed at present. At the moment in the UK men can give blood every 12 weeks, women every 16 weeks.

25 Sep 2017

Novel gene therapy can inhibit, reverse multiple sclerosis in mouse models

Multiple sclerosis can be inhibited or reversed using a novel gene therapy technique that stops the disease's immune response in mouse models, University of Florida Health researchers have found.

21 Sep 2017

Alcohol use may induce changes to cholesterol-regulating gene

In an analysis of the epigenomes of people and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Institutes of Health report that drinking alcohol may induce changes to a cholesterol-regulating gene.

20 Sep 2017

Study: 52-gene risk profile accurately predicts survival for patients with severe lung disease

An international Yale-led research team has shown that a risk profile based on 52 genes accurately predicts survival for patients with a severe lung disease. If confirmed in further studies, the finding could transform the way patients are treated for the condition, which is on the rise in older adults.

20 Sep 2017

Study examines effects of poor sleep on progression of chronic kidney disease

People with chronic kidney disease may be especially vulnerable to the deleterious effects of poor sleep, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

15 Sep 2017

MSC transplantation can be safe, effective approach to treat Crohn's disease-related fistula

A growing body of clinical evidence shows that transplantation of a patient's own mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to achieve a cure and prevent recurrent of Crohn's disease-related fistula can be a safe and effective addition to surgery.

14 Sep 2017

Antibody therapy found effective in subgroup of patients with treatment-resistant COPD

An antibody treatment reduces the rate of flare-ups by nearly 20 percent in patients with a subgroup of treatment-resistant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the results of two large international trials presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

12 Sep 2017

UCLA awarded $8.4 million NIH grant to improve outcomes for liver transplant recipients

UCLA has received an $8.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research ways to help donated livers last longer and improve outcomes for transplant recipients.

8 Sep 2017

Loyola Medicine reaches another major milestone with successful first pancreas transplant

Loyola Medicine's solid organ transplant program has reached another major milestone with the successful performance of its first pancreas transplant.

4 Sep 2017

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

Hypothermia alone, the current standard of care, neuroprotects roughly 50 percent of newborns with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemia. Therefore, half of all affected newborns are left with developmental, cognitive and motor delays including cerebral palsy following injury.

1 Sep 2017

Transplant News and Research

Wake Forest Baptist receives NIH grants to study risks associated with kidney transplants

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

First-ever treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma receives approval in Japan

Trial identifies genetic fault that affects treatment response in leukemia patients

Organ donation up by more than half in Ontario since Canada introduced new policy

Donors could give blood more frequently than current intervals, study shows

Novel gene therapy can inhibit, reverse multiple sclerosis in mouse models

Alcohol use may induce changes to cholesterol-regulating gene

Study: 52-gene risk profile accurately predicts survival for patients with severe lung disease

Study examines effects of poor sleep on progression of chronic kidney disease

MSC transplantation can be safe, effective approach to treat Crohn's disease-related fistula

Antibody therapy found effective in subgroup of patients with treatment-resistant COPD

UCLA awarded $8.4 million NIH grant to improve outcomes for liver transplant recipients

Loyola Medicine reaches another major milestone with successful first pancreas transplant

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

Common heart disease medication may help treat pulmonary arterial hypertension

Study explores periodontal status of patients with Chédiak-Higashi syndrome

Pet turtles can give people Salmonella infections, warns CDC

UChicago Medicine working with Novartis to offer breakthrough gene therapy for pediatric ALL patients

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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