Corneas from diabetic donors perform well in vision restoring surgeries
Many eye banks won’t accept corneas from donors with diabetes, concerned they might be harder to prepare for…
Experimental gene therapy restores immune system function in children with genetic immune disorder
An experimental gene therapy developed by researchers at UCLA, University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital has restored…
Emergency Butterfly Wing Transplant Is a Success Watched by Millions on Social Media
 Sweetbriar Nature Center – via Storyful With a pioneering procedure, a nature center in New York made…
Newborn genomic screening may detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis…
Study reports the world’s first genetically engineered pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation
An important new study in the Journal of Hepatology, published by Elsevier, reports the world’s first auxiliary liver…
Scientists convert type A kidney to type O for first human transplant
For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet…
Breakthrough in building functional synthetic kidneys using assembloids
A USC Stem Cell-led research team has achieved a major step forward in the effort to build mouse…
Genetically-engineered immune cells show promise for preventing organ rejection
A Medical University of South Carolina team reports in Frontiers in Immunology that it has engineered a new…
A second chance at life sees siblings represent Australia at World Transplant Games
The bond between siblings, 18-year-old Emma and 20-year-old Jacob Evans, is incredibly strong, forged from a life filled…
Targeted microglia replacement shows promise against fatal neurodegenerative conditions
Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal within…
Many patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes do not receive guideline-recommended treatment
Most patients with high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) do not receive guideline-recommended treatment with hypomethylating agents (HMAs), according to…
Fecal transplant may cut infections in long-term care patients
Doctors tested fecal transplants from donor gut bacteria in frail hospital patients. Could this be the next tool…