In May 2024, medical history was quietly made in a hospital in Guangzhou, China. For the first time ever, surgeons successfully transplanted a lung from a genetically modified pig into …
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Lung Transplantation
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Kidney Transplantation
Kidney transplant rejection associated with changes in lymphatic vessels, new research shows
by Gaby Clarkby Gaby Clark3D imaging of lymphatics and their spatial relationships in the human kidney. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci168962 Scientists have uncovered how lymphatic vessels—the kidney’s “plumbing system”—undergo dramatic …
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Emotional effects
Recovery of liver transplant survivors is linked to sociodemographic factors, UTSW's research show: Newsroom
by News Sourceby News SourceResearch led by DRS. Sarah R. Lieber and Amit G. Singal of Amit G. Southwestern surveyed patients who received liver transplants and found that approximately 25% of respondents suffered from …
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If you're like most Americans, you probably go down the daily multivitamin or take turmeric pills from time to time. Approximately 58% of US adults aged 20 and older, including …
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Kidney Transplantation
New research aims to improve the availability of kidneys for transplantation
by News Sourceby News SourceNewswise – Approximately 9 people waiting for 10 patients waiting for an organ transplant in the US kidney. Thousands of patients on the list die each year, and thousands more …
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Dialysis
Docwire Newsconservative Management and dialysis in patients with advanced CKDA research compared the effects of transition to dialysis on conservative management and risk of progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD).
by News Sourceby News SourceDocwire Newsconservative Management and dialysis in patients with advanced CKDA research compared the effects of transition to dialysis on conservative management and risk of progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Emotional effects
Research highlights the emotional benefits and challenges of breast milk donation
by News Sourceby News SourceA recent study published in the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition, Researchers investigated the impact of being able to donate milk on women's well-being. Women who donated milk reported positive …
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“This is especially important for these patients, because the therapeutic choices for pain management are limited, and it is shown that the use of opioids is associated with bad results …
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Emotional effects
Research results reveal that opt-out laws created to make organ donation easier may actually have made it more difficult
England in 2020 opt-out system Organ donation aims to make it easier for people to donate their organs after death. of Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 Unless someone explicitly …
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Heart Transplantation
Groundbreaking research suggests organ transplant patients inherit their donor's memories and personality
People who have received organ transplants report strange changes in their emotions, taste, and memory. This phenomenon is most commonly seen in people who have had heart transplants, but people …