New rules change who gets donated kidneys Nov 8, 2009
Dr. Kenneth Andreoni, chairman of the United Network for Organ Sharing Kidney Transplantation Committee, has been working to develop a better way to distribute kidneys since 2004 ... The UNOS Kidney Transplantation Committee performed a full review of the system for allocating kidneys and decided parts of it were broken ... Dr. Michael Shapiro, the chief of transplantation at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and chairman of the UNOS ethics committee, is talking about a... (AZCentral -- News)
Brain disease treated by gene therapy Nov 7, 2009
Currently, the only effective way of treating ALD is bone-marrow transplantation, which replaces a patient s haematopoietic stem cells with those from a healthy donor. These cells give rise to all blood cells, including immune cells such as microglia, which are altered in ALD. But transplants are only possible when there is a compatible donor and even if a donor is found, there is still a high mortality rate in patients with ALD who have received a transplant. (Scientific American)
How Strictest Price Control Of All Restrains A Great Medical Advance Nov 7, 2009
In that regard, organ transplantation stands out as one of the most significant medical advances of the past few decades. Page. (Investors Business Daily)
First Use Of Antibody And Stem Cell Transplantation To Successfully Treat Advanced Leukemia Nov 7, 2009
11, 2004) A new study has shown for the first time that transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from sibling donors may be more harmful than bone marrow in pediatric leukemia. . (Science Daily)
Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury Nov 7, 2009
" He is a professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. ###Co-authors of the study supported by grants from the U.S. National Institute of Health and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of South Korea are James Lavelle, LICSW, HRTP and MGH Psychiatry; In Kyoon Lyoo, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital; Miriam Chernoff, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health; Hoan Bui, Vietnamese-American Civic Association, Dorchester, Mass.; Sujung Yoon, MD, PhD, Catholic University Medical College,... (EurekAlert!)
Lung Tissue Generated From Human Embryonic Stem Cells Nov 6, 2009
24, 2005) Scientists have successfully converted human embryonic stem cells into lung cells, taking a first step towards building human lungs for transplantation. According to research to be published in the. (Science Daily)
Plano resident to receive Gift of Life award Nov 2, 2009
Since the surgeries, Brauss and the Martins have been tireless advocates for organ donation and transplantation ... Though she hasn't received it yet, Brauss said the Gift of Life award has encouraged her to be more active in the community to continue promoting and spreading awareness of organ donation and transplantation ... "Lots of lives can be saved through transplantation, especially those who suffer from kidney failure," she said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Gene Therapy Repairs Injured Human Donor Lungs Nov 2, 2009
2, 2009) For the first time, scientists in the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network have successfully used gene therapy to repair injured human donor lungs, making them potentially suitable for transplantation into patients. This technique could significantly expand the number of donor lungs by using organs that are currently discarded, and improve outcomes after transplantation ... "For the first time, we hope to improve the health of donor lungs that we could not... (Science Daily)
Click to read:Yakuza: Japan's Not-So-Secret Mafia Nov 2, 2009
It's actions are shameless and in total disregard for the laws and ethics of transplantation in this country. by mattarno November 1, 2009 10:03 PM EST. (CBS News)
Donor Race May Impact Kidney Transplant Survival Nov 1, 2009
"It is important to remember that the statistical difference in this observation is greatly outweighed by the life-giving benefits that recipients get from transplantation.". The study will be presented Oct. 30 at the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego by co-investigator Rahul Pandey, M.D., a nephrology fellow. (Science Daily)
Scientists prepare to turn fiction into fact with first full-face transplant Nov 1, 2009
"The main problem in these people is coming to terms with their new appearance. And they'd have to come to terms with a new appearance anyway. So why are you doing it? If they have to come to terms with a new identity they may as well come to terms with their altered identity as with someone else's identity," said Peter Rowe, chairman of the ethical committee of the British Transplantation Society. "Then there is the disfigurement of the potential donor. One has a duty to respect corpses. They... (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
'Everyone has the potential of giving the gift of life' Nov 1, 2009
However, in recent years, after much personal reflection, and with organ transplantation becoming increasingly common, I feel more comfortable sharing my experiences and thoughts ... Transplantation was in its experimental stages back then and there were some risks. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Kidney transplants generally safe for lupus patients Nov 1, 2009
EDITOR: The study abstract, "Recurrence of Lupus Nephritis Following Kidney Transplantation," (SA-PO3076) will be presented as part of a Poster Session during the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition on Oct. 31, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Scientific Exposition Hall of the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA and at a Press Briefing on Oct. 29 at 12:40 pm in Room 12. ASN Renal Week 2009, the largest nephrology meeting of its kind, will... (EurekAlert!)
Switching immunosuppressants reduces cancer risk in kidney Nov 1, 2009
Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.. "In spite of the life-saving nature of organ transplantation, the need for transplant recipients to continue treatment with drugs that suppress the immune system to prevent rejection of the organ is associated with a number of side... (EurekAlert!)
Immunotherapy demonstrates long-term success in treating lymphoma Oct 31, 2009
The CTL lines were infused soon after stem cell transplantation, when the existing white blood cell count was still low and was not quickly regenerating, allowing the infused cells to more quickly multiply and mediate anti-viral and anti-tumor effects. In addition, by marking and tracking the CTL genes, the team was able to demonstrate that the cells could survive for up to nine years in the body, conferring long-term protection. (EurekAlert!)
Helper T Cell's Effect Raises Possibility Of Cellular Therapy, Vaccine Development Oct 31, 2009
D., of M. D. Anderson's Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cell Therapy; and Patrick Hwu, M.D., and William Overwijk, Ph. D., both of M. D. Anderson's Department of Melanoma Medical Oncology. (Science Daily)
Left Side Grafting Is Procedure Of Choice For Adult-to-adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) A recent study by doctors at Shinshu University, School of Medicine, in Japan determined that left side grafting has lower risk to donors compared to grafts taken from the right lobe, and it appears to be the procedure of choice for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) ... These findings appear in the November issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases ... In Japan, 99%... (Science Daily)
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations Oct 30, 2009
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of gene therapy for injured lungs that were previously rejected for transplantation may increase the number of lungs available for transplant, researchers say. Successful transplants require healthy lungs, but more than 80 percent of donor lungs are highly inflamed and only mildly functional, which means many of them are rejected by surgeons, according to researchers with the University Health Network in Toronto. (MEDLINEplus)
Australia set to end ban on animal transplants for humans Oct 29, 2009
AUSTRALIA is expected to lift a five-year ban on the transplantation of animal cells and organs into humans, opening the way for research into the use of pig cells in fighting diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Huntingdon's disease and strokes. The National Health and Medical Research Council is believed to be ready to abandon the moratorium on transplants of animal tissue and organs - or xenotransplantation - once the ban expires on December 31. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Researchers find brain cell transplants help repair neural damage Oct 29, 2009
Cell Transplantation Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair ... "We aimed at determining whether autografted cells derived from cortical gray matter, cultured for one month and re-implanted in the caudate nucleus of dopamine depleted primates, effectively survived and migrated," said Dr. Jean-Francoise Brunet who, along with colleagues, published their study in Cell Transplantation (18:7), now freely available on-line at ... The study has drawn considerable interest in the... (EurekAlert!)
Documentary on Pollan's 'The Botany of Desire' Oct 29, 2009
In the sections devoted to the apple and the potato, Schwarz moves the viewer from the crops' origination in Kazakhstan and the Andes to the histories of their transplantation to U.S. soil. Then we learn the bad news - Americans' preference for a few types of apples and potatoes has led to a "monoculture" approach to agriculture. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Coffee May Slow Liver Disease Oct 27, 2009
The virus is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States and is responsible for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the country each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SOURCE: Hepatology, news release, Oct. 20, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Reversed In Mouse Models Oct 26, 2009
This groundbreaking discovery has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need for lung transplantation, currently the only cure for this debilitating disease. See also. (Science Daily)
New finding could lead to cure of pulmonary arterial hypertension Oct 26, 2009
The new discovery would make it possible for scientists to develop a kind of drugs to prevent the need for lung transplantation for pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Tillnow the only cure for this debilitating disease is to have lung transplantation. (Xinhuanet, China)
UC San Diego researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models Oct 26, 2009
This groundbreaking discovery has implications for future drug therapies that may extend the life of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and prevent the need for lung transplantation, currently the only cure for this debilitating disease. In a paper to be published online in Nature Medicine on October 25, Patricia Thistlethwaite, MD, PhD, Professor of Surgery and cardiothoracic surgeon in UCSD's Department of Surgery, and colleagues describe the genetic pathway by which vascular smooth... (EurekAlert!)
Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests Oct 25, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites HCV as the leading cause of liver transplantation in the U.S. and accounts for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the country annually. Globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 3 to 4 million persons contract HCV each year with 70% becoming chronic cases that can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. (Science Daily)
Reprogramming Patient's Eye Cells May Herald New Treatments Against Degenerative Disease Oct 24, 2009
This reprogramming technique may allow 'autologous cell transplantation', where the donor of the cells is also the recipient. This is preferable to using cells from another person which may cause the patient's immune system to reject the transplanted cells. (Science Daily)
Stem Cells Offer New Hope For Kidney Disease Patients Oct 24, 2009
Transplantation of bone marrow from unaffected animals significantly improved kidney function in mice in the late stages of disease. Importantly, the results suggested that the beneficial effects of bone marrow transplantation may be achieved without the need for radiation ... 22, 2008) It is possible to cure some individuals with leukemia by infusing them with immune cells known as lymphocytes during a surgical procedure known as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT). (Science Daily)
Identifying Safe Stem Cells To Repair Spinal Cords Oct 23, 2009
"These results suggest that properly pre-evaluated cells may be a promising source for future transplantation therapy.". Here, the authors investigated the possibility of making transplantation therapies safer and more efficient by examining different types of stem cells ... The transplantation of "safe" cells into mice with spinal cord injuries resulted in the formation of new neurons, while "unsafe" cells sped recovery for a short period but ultimately formed tumors. (Science Daily)
Human tissue and evolving medicine save lives Oct 23, 2009
"Soon, we will know more about the growth biology of the human body, about regenerating bone and tissue and using donor stem cells to regrow physical structures. We'll have more of the information we need to achieve long-term success with groundbreaking procedures such as full limb transplantation.". Currently, physicians of different specialties are working together to solve some of the most difficult issues in limb reconstruction. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Important new novel 2009 H1N1 flu advisory for cardiopulmonary transplantation Oct 23, 2009
Issued by International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation ... In an article published online today in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (), physicians representing the International Society for Heart Transplantation (ISHLT) Infectious Disease Council issue an advisory for all programs in cardiothoracic transplantation ... Mandeep R. Mehra, MBBS, FACC, FACP, Editor-in-Chief, the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation observes, "Nowhere is the threat of H1N1 more real than... (EurekAlert!)
Damaging Inflammatory Response Could Hinder Spinal Cord Repair Oct 23, 2009
29, 2009) A new study has found that transplantation of stem cells from the lining of the spinal cord, called ependymal stem cells, reverses paralysis associated with spinal cord injuries in laboratory tests. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Atypical Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome Oct 22, 2009
NEJM -- Atypical Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome. Volume 361:1676-1687. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Transplanted Tissue Improves Vision: Study Shows Enhanced Visual Acuity Oct 22, 2009
The authors suggest that these results -- along with previous positive results in animal retinal degeneration studies -- are evidence of the safety and benefits of retinal transplantation in humans ... (July 11, 2008) Preliminary research shows encouraging results with transplantation of retinal cells in patients with blindness caused by retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, according to a new. (Science Daily)
Humana, Health Alliance reach agreement Oct 22, 2009
The Health Alliance has more than 70 primary-care physicians and offers services in behavioral medicine, cancer care, solid organ transplantation, neuroscience and other areas. Louisville-based Humana (NYSE: HUM) has nearly 400,000 members in the region. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
UF scientists discover new explanation for controversial old patient-care technique Oct 21, 2009
"This is a major error that's been in the literature for 50 years," said Rice, who is chief of liver transplantation in UF's department of anesthesiology. As for the sideways movement, the study showed that the hypopharynx and cricoid structures move together, so effective compression is achieved even if it is pushed to the side in the process. (EurekAlert!)
With luck, a new kidney Oct 21, 2009
But let me backpedal to provide translation about lifestyle transformations and transgressions prompting physical transitions corrected only by transplantation. I've had type 1 diabetes for almost 43 years. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Justin Timberlake, Sam Nazarian, Younes Nazarian, David Nazarian, Larry and Sandy Post to Be Honored at 2009 Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Gala Sponsored By Lexus Oct 21, 2009
The Center strives to provide better alternatives to traditional drugs, heart transplantation and implanted devices to help the 1. 1 million Americans who suffer heart attacks each year as well as the 550,000 Americans diagnosed with heart failure. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Heart Test Found Safe For Pre-transplant Kidney Patients Oct 19, 2009
The findings indicate that the test, called coronary angiography, does not cause a decline in kidney function for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and can help determine when to schedule a patient for transplantation ... The screening technique detected coronary artery disease in 23 patients, making them unsuitable for transplantation until their heart complications were addressed ... 7, 2008) Individuals with kidney disease often suffer from cognitive impairment, but kidney... (Science Daily)
Old kidneys for old folk in transplant plan Oct 19, 2009
Now, they may be harvested after death from people in their late 60s or 70s to ease Australia's desperate shortage of organs for transplantation, but only if the recipient is also elderly under a proposal about to unleash an ethical storm. "People have been hesitant to recommend the approach in case it's seen to be discriminatory" in denying people access to the healthiest organs because of their age, said Peter Macdonald, president-elect of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
How organs are selected for transplant Oct 16, 2009
Chris Watson, vice president of the British Transplantation Society, told CNN that 49 percent of last year's lung donors in the UK were smokers. "We're not in the luxurious position in transplantation to turn down organs because they're not absolutely perfect -- there are very few perfect organs," he said. (CNN -- Health)
Exhibit intrigues young researchers Oct 16, 2009
Science center officials stress that Pittsburgh -- home of the Salk vaccine and major advances in transplantation and regenerative science -- is the ideal location for the one-of-a-kind exhibit. John Pollock, a Duquesne University biologist and science filmmaker, produced the video game that attracted so much attention from children. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Poison gas may carry a medical benefit Oct 16, 2009
It seems like a radical contradiction, but animal studies show that in small, extremely controlled doses the gas has benefits in everything from infections to organ transplantation ... The most research has been done with organ transplantation ... Dr. Jerzy W. Kupiec-Weglinski, director of the Dumont-University of California, Los Angeles Transplantation Research Center, said that the research might explain anecdotal reports from the 1980s that kidney transplants seemed to work better in smokers... (Boston Globe)
Affordable anti-rejection drug as effective as higher cost option Oct 15, 2009
D., an associate professor of surgery in the Department of General Surgery, Transplantation Services ... For the study, published recently in the journal Transplantation, researchers looked at the two most common drugs used for induction immunosuppression therapy with kidney and pancreas transplants ... The researchers wanted to design this study one of the largest single-institution trials for transplantation drugs to reflect the actual demographics of the Medical Center's transplant... (EurekAlert!)
Dialysis in Frail Elders — A Role for Palliative Care Oct 15, 2009
The methods and availability of dialysis and transplantation have improved, and patients who are beginning to undergo dialysis have become sicker and more debilitated than in the past. 1 Increased numbers of elderly, ill patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) increase the costs of ESRD programs, despite an overall decrease in the cost of dialysis for each patient. (New England Journal of Medicine)
REPORT: Patients aren't told of kidney transplants Oct 15, 2009
"Transplantation ought to be mandated because the outcomes are better, the quality of life is better and it's less expensive," said Dr. Tom Parker III, a Dallas nephrologist who co-chaired a summit on dialysis failures at Harvard Medical School in the spring. The newspaper found that the $65 billion-a-year dialysis industry needs insured patients to offset losses from treating Medicare patients and to make profits, according to corporate filings by dialysis providers. (USA Today -- News)
Study supports possible role of urate in slowing Parkinson's disease progression Oct 13, 2009
The MGH conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with an annual research budget of $550 million and major research centers in AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine. . (EurekAlert!)
Enhanced Stem Cells Promote Tissue Regeneration Oct 12, 2009
However, this approach has been limited because stem cells don't produce enough growth factors after transplantation. The researchers' new super-charged stem cells could be used to treat an infarction (death of tissue caused by blockage of the blood supply, by a clot or another obstruction), or to induce blood supply for engineered tissues. (Science Daily)
Intestinal transplant patients are living longer Oct 11, 2009
The key to the recent improvements has been finding a way to trick patients' bodies into accepting the transplanted intestinal tissue as their own, said Dr. Kareem Abu-Elmagd, director of the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center at UPMC's Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and lead author of the study in the October issue of Annals of Surgery. Doctors now use a biological agent called Campath before a patient gets an intestinal transplant. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
New Way to Make Stem Cells? Oct 10, 2009
"This discovery is exciting because it demonstrates the feasibility of using chemicals to make safer patient-specific stem cells for transplantation medicine," Ichida said. "One of the most important things we learned from this study is that with respect to molecular pathways, there may be several ways to convert one type of cell into another. By using a non-biased chemical screening approach, we uncovered a previously unknown way to make stem cells. The big challenge over the next decade will... (MEDLINEplus)
UCSD researchers pave the way for effective liver treatments Oct 10, 2009
"This will give us new insights for the treatment for liver fibrosis, and it will give us the platform to test new treatments. This also allows us to do the critical experiments that will assess the ability of different drugs to work. There are really no effective therapies for liver fibrosisthere is only transplantation. Any less invasive therapy would be desirable. This is a big advance.". Chien said such medical advances are the result of the growing synergism between engineering and... (EurekAlert!)
Immune Cell Entry Into Pancreatic Islets Key To Understanding Type 1 Diabetes Origins Oct 10, 2009
25, 2007) Islets transplantation is one promising approach to type 1 diabetes treatment, but it is limited by the shortage of islet cells. To address this issue, scientists have successfully shortened the. (Science Daily)
New Target For Treating Leukemia Identified Oct 9, 2009
(June 19, 2009) An analysis of previous studies indicates that allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT -- stem cells from a compatible donor) is associated with significant overall and relapse-free survival. (July 12, 2007) A new study shows that the activity of a particular gene can identify people who have a more lethal form of acute myeloid leukemia, singling out those patients who should receive more intense. (Science Daily)
Study Examines Ethical Dilemmas Of Medical Tourism Oct 9, 2009
23, 2009) The globalization of health care and the growth of "transplant tourism" (traveling abroad to purchase donor organs and undergo organ transplantation) have outpaced the implementation of. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Strategy For Mismatched Stem Cell Transplants Triggers Protection Against Graft-vs.-host Disease Oct 9, 2009
In the past five years or so, scientists have used new tools to study Tregs and consider ways they could be harnessed for therapy in transplantation and autoimmune disease ... The research was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation ... 11, 2004) A new study has shown for the first time that transplantation of peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) from sibling donors may be more harmful... (Science Daily)
Major Step Forward In Cell Reprogramming Oct 9, 2009
Finding a way to produce safe iPS cells that are the biological equivalent of embryonic stem cells is especially important because the cells can then be created from the cells of individual patients for transplantation into those patients ... This discovery is exciting because it demonstrates the feasibility of using chemicals to make safer patient-specific stem cells for transplantation medicine, said Justin K. Ichida, a postdoctoral fellow in Eggan s lab and the first author on the study. (Science Daily)
Thrombomodulin in Atypical Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome Oct 8, 2009
With this in mind, it is surprising that in one patient, Patient S015, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome recurred 3 days after renal transplantation and that in another, Patient S924, the disorder presented for the first time in an allograft. Do the authors have a hypothesis to explain. (New England Journal of Medicine)
What are Hair Transplants? Oct 8, 2009
An Introduction to the Process of Hair Transplantation ... Learn more about the process of hair transplantation and its advantages and disadvantages ... According to the book, The Youth Equation: Take 10 Years Off Your Face, hair transplantation uses the patient s own hair to fill in thinning areas on the scalp or even in the eyebrows. (Suite101.com)
A Simple Way For Older Adults To Assess Arterial Stiffness: Reach For The Toes Oct 8, 2009
21, 2008) Transplantation of kidneys from older donors is followed by increased stiffening of the recipient's aorta -- which may help to explain the higher rates of cardiovascular disease and death in patients. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Gene That Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified Oct 8, 2009
Following transplantation back into the mice, lung metastasis developed from Id1-upregulated cells but not in controls, demonstrating that Id1 expression promotes tumor metastasis in vivo. Further characterization of KLF17 is an ongoing subject of study for Wistar researchers. (Science Daily)
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection Oct 8, 2009
Transplantation failure can result from symptomless otitis media, research finds ... That can result in transplantation failure, a potentially fatal condition, the study authors explained ... Effective treatment of ear infections can make a major difference in whether organ transplantation succeeds, they added. (MEDLINEplus)
Indigenous Australians and Living Kidney Donation Oct 8, 2009
Transplantation remains the preferred form of renal-replacement therapy, and the use of living donors maximizes transplantation rates with a generally minimal long-term effect on donors. 1 However, the consequences of the use of this strategy in indigenous Australians are unclear, given the likelihood of a family or community history of chronic kidney disease in potential donors. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Major improvements made in engineering heart repair patches from stem cells Oct 8, 2009
In contrast to the heart muscle cell-only tissue, which failed to survive transplantation and which remained apart from the rat's heart circulatory system, the pre-formed vessels in the mixed-cell tissue joined with the rat's heart circulatory system and delivered rat blood to the transplanted graft ... They forecast that such research would include testing other sources of human cells and developing techniques to create bigger patches for treating larger animals through surgical transplantation... (EurekAlert!)
African American lung cancer patients may have different response to new cancer-fighting drugs Oct 8, 2009
The primary affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center is home to some of the most prestigious clinical and research centers of excellence in the nation and the world, including cancer, pediatrics, women's health, orthopedics and spine, radiology and radiation oncology, neurosurgery and neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation and human genetics. Its main campus includes the internationally... (EurekAlert!)
Medication effective for acute liver failure in early stages of disease Oct 8, 2009
Until this study, liver transplantation was the only treatment if the failure was from non-acetaminophen causes. To test NAC's use in non-acetaminophen cases, researchers at 22 sites randomly assigned non-acetaminophen acute liver failure patients by the level of their coma, with those with mild to moderate coma in one group, and patients with more severe coma in the other group. (EurekAlert!)
