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Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

A change to Medicare policy surrounding heart transplant may lead to increased inequities in access to transplant for patients with heart failure, a Michigan Medicine study finds.

11 Jan 2023

Study reveals how inflammation alters the tumor microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia

Severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study shows.

11 Jan 2023

New analysis improves the scientific community's understanding of COVID-19 immunity

A new analysis by Cedars-Sinai investigators is furthering the scientific community's understanding of COVID-19 immunity by showing that similar levels of COVID-19 antibodies are reached over an extended period of time in different population groups.

11 Jan 2023

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants.

6 Jan 2023

New method of donor-lung distribution could decrease deaths of candidates on transplant waitlist

A new method of donor-lung distribution is projected to decrease the number of candidate deaths who are on the waitlist for lung transplant, according to a study by Cleveland Clinic and the U.S. Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) published in The American Journal of Transplantation.

5 Jan 2023

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

A study of kidney organoids in a novel lab environment might have downstream implications for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an incurable condition that affects more than 12 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2023

Incurable liver disease could be reversed with a single drug

Research led by Associate Professor Duc Dong, Ph.D., has shown for the first time that the effects of Alagille syndrome, an incurable genetic disorder that affects the liver, could be reversed with a single drug.

4 Jan 2023

Mouse study identifies potential targets for treating dry eye disease and corneal injury

People with a condition known as dry eye disease are more likely than those with healthy eyes to suffer injuries to their corneas.

2 Jan 2023

Novel approach may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of transplant cells

Researchers at UCSF have developed a novel, potentially life-saving approach that may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of engineered therapeutic and transplant cells.

2 Jan 2023

Alveolar macrophages present as antigens to promote virus-specific CD8+ T cell expansion

The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues.

28 Dec 2022

Wafer-thin device could drastically alter the course of treatment for Type 1 diabetes

A quarter-sized device created at Houston Methodist could drastically alter the course of treatment for Type 1 diabetes, a chronic condition that impacts millions of Americans and does not have a cure.

27 Dec 2022

An estimated 19 million US adults living with long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, a team of researchers examined the risk factors and prevalence and impact of long coronavirus disease (COVID) among a representative sample of adults in the United States (U.S.) and reported that close to 19 million U.S. adults suffer from long COVID.

26 Dec 2022

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

Novel skin patch capable of deep detection of hemoglobin and core temperature.

22 Dec 2022

Mutations responsible for common inherited heart condition corrected using CRISPR-Cas9 therapy

Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, UT Southwestern researchers corrected mutations responsible for a common inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in human cells and a mouse model of the disease.

21 Dec 2022

Research could pave way for designing more strategically engineered transplants to treat cartilage damage in the joints

A collaborative team, which includes scientists from the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation, University of Illinois Chicago, and Pohang University of Science and Technology has elucidated some key points on how the generation of cartilage in the joints is facilitated and how alternative bone formation can be avoided.

21 Dec 2022

Transplant News and Research

Medicare policy change may lead to increased inequities in access to heart transplants

Study reveals how inflammation alters the tumor microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia

New analysis improves the scientific community's understanding of COVID-19 immunity

Hair follicle transplants can rejuvenate scars, study finds

New method of donor-lung distribution could decrease deaths of candidates on transplant waitlist

Sugar appears to play a role in polycystic kidney disease, study finds

Incurable liver disease could be reversed with a single drug

Mouse study identifies potential targets for treating dry eye disease and corneal injury

Novel approach may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of transplant cells

Alveolar macrophages present as antigens to promote virus-specific CD8+ T cell expansion

Wafer-thin device could drastically alter the course of treatment for Type 1 diabetes

An estimated 19 million US adults living with long-COVID

Wearable skin patch could help clinicians diagnose tumors, organ malfunction and more

Mutations responsible for common inherited heart condition corrected using CRISPR-Cas9 therapy

Research could pave way for designing more strategically engineered transplants to treat cartilage damage in the joints

Developing stem cell sheet for enhancement of angiogenesis which promotes cardiac repair

Study shows how a specific gut microbe-generated byproduct is linked to heart failure risk

Four genetic mutations linked to progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Study finds bebtelovimab therapy lacks efficacy in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Targeted therapies and novel drug combinations show promise for the treatment of multiple leukemias

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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