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Understanding the evolutionary mutational patterns of chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new study, researchers elucidated the factors driving adaptive evolution in chronic SARS-CoV-2 infections.

2 Mar 2022

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

Cleveland Clinic has launched an innovative study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress, supported by a $5.5 million donation from the Charles L. Shor Foundation.

1 Mar 2022

J&J-vaxxed, mRNA-boosted, and pondering a third shot

Yes, we are all exhausted by the covid pandemic. Flummoxed by the constantly shifting science and guidelines. Worried about a succession of scary new variants, each with its own name, like hurricanes.

1 Mar 2022

Study compares heterologous and homologous third vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

A new study assesses the comparative neutralizing antibody level elicited by three mRNA vaccine doses to a heterologous COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

28 Feb 2022

Exercise may help reduce the risk of blood clots in patients with aggressive form of NAFLD

Exercise may help certain patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) reduce their risk of developing blood clots, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

28 Feb 2022

Clinical trial shows encouraging results with fecal microbiota transplants for peanut-allergic patients

Peanut allergies are hard to treat and can cause fatal or near-fatal anaphylactic reactions. People usually don't outgrow peanut allergy, requiring lifelong scrutiny of food labels to avoid even small traces of peanut.

27 Feb 2022

Adherence promotion strategy reduces costs, improves outcomes for adolescent transplant recipients

Analysis of an adherence promotion strategy, the Medication Adherence Promotion System (MAPS), found that healthcare systems will save over $9,000 per adolescent transplant recipient compared to usual care.

27 Feb 2022

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

A newly launched startup is building upon innovations developed over several years at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Brigham) to engineer functional kidney tissue for renal repair and replacement therapy.

25 Feb 2022

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

Researchers examined systemic B and T cell responses 16 weeks after BNT162b2 vaccination, and the potency of vaccine-induce neutralizing antibodies, in hemodialysis patients and healthcare workers with no comorbidities.

25 Feb 2022

Cell-mediated immune response among inflammatory bowel disease patients after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers evaluated CMIR in IBD patients following immunization with two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers create artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental develop artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells that could fix common tendon injuries such as Achilles tendon rupture.

23 Feb 2022

Study investigates the prevalence risk of familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common type of heart failure in the United States, was found to have a familial etiology in 30 percent of individuals diagnosed with DCM, and the overall risk for a family member of developing DCM was nearly 20 percent by the age of 80, according to a family-based, cross-sectional study published in JAMA.

22 Feb 2022

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in women with type 2 diabetes

Obesity may negatively affect kidneys function in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

22 Feb 2022

Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to covid-19 that she's seriously considering moving to Europe.

22 Feb 2022

Researchers discover how pre-transplant chemotherapy facilitates the replacement of microglial cells

More than 50,000 bone marrow-derived stem cell transplants are performed worldwide each year to treat a wide range of conditions, including brain diseases.

21 Feb 2022

Scientists use entire human GI tracts to shed light on cellular functions

If you get nervous, you might feel it in your gut. If you eat chili, your gut might revolt, but your friend can eat anything and feel great. You can pop ibuprofen like candy with no ill effects, but your friend's belly might bleed and she might get no pain relief.

21 Feb 2022

HIV patient treated with blood stem cell transplant for leukemia achieves long-term remission

A patient living with HIV who received a blood stem cell transplant for high-risk acute myeloid leukemia has been free of the virus for 14 months after stopping HIV antiretroviral drug treatment, suggesting a cure, according to the Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists who performed the transplant and managed her care

21 Feb 2022

New combination of antiviral drugs fails to improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with influenza

A new combination of antiviral drugs did not improve clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with severe influenza, according results from a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

18 Feb 2022

COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity in heart and kidney solid organ transplant recipients

The present study entailed assessments of both infected and uninfected SOTRs against the D614G-CoV2 baseline virus and eight other variants.

17 Feb 2022

Gut enzymes open a gateway to create universal blood-type donor organs

A study published in Science Translational Medicine performed at the Latner Thoracic Surgery Research Laboratories and UHN's Ajmera Transplant Centre has proved that it is possible to convert blood type safely in donor organs intended for transplantation.

16 Feb 2022

Transplant News and Research

Understanding the evolutionary mutational patterns of chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

J&J-vaxxed, mRNA-boosted, and pondering a third shot

Study compares heterologous and homologous third vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Exercise may help reduce the risk of blood clots in patients with aggressive form of NAFLD

Clinical trial shows encouraging results with fecal microbiota transplants for peanut-allergic patients

Adherence promotion strategy reduces costs, improves outcomes for adolescent transplant recipients

Harvard’s new kidney engineering technology licensed to San Diego-based Trestle Biotherapeutics

Declining immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in dialysis patients post-vaccination

Cell-mediated immune response among inflammatory bowel disease patients after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination

Researchers create artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells

Study investigates the prevalence risk of familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in women with type 2 diabetes

Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Researchers discover how pre-transplant chemotherapy facilitates the replacement of microglial cells

Scientists use entire human GI tracts to shed light on cellular functions

HIV patient treated with blood stem cell transplant for leukemia achieves long-term remission

New combination of antiviral drugs fails to improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with influenza

COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity in heart and kidney solid organ transplant recipients

Gut enzymes open a gateway to create universal blood-type donor organs

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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