The number and amount of donations are influenced by emotional and contextual cues from disease relief projects on fundraising websites. Image and text data from 1,763 projects were evaluated to …
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Lung transplant rates for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in the United States have fallen dramatically since the approval of Trikafta (elexacaftar/tezacaftar/ivacaftar), according to a study. However, nearly half of patients …
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When patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) undergo stem cell transplantation, gene activity related to immune function normalizes for up to 4.5 years after transplant. this is, Phase 2/3 SCOT study …
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Diet
UCF Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Study Impact of Diet on Side Effects of Blood Cancer Treatment
Every three minutes someone in the United States is diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma (cancer of the blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes). Treating blood cancers often requires stem …
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Emotional effects
Postoperative factors associated with psychological well-being of living kidney donors: results of a retrospective and qualitative study
by News Sourceby News Source1 Introduction Kidney transplantation from a living donor is the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, and currently represents 40% of all kidney transplantations (Hanson et al., 2019). To …
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Study finds patients who receive lung transplants from hospital-based donor care units have better outcomes than those who receive them from stand-alone units
by News Sourceby News SourceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is the first to examine differences in lung transplant outcomes from organs retrieved from two types …
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A Northern Virginia mother is speaking out after her daughter became ill with E. coli after visiting Lake Anna. For Ava Inglett, a 15-year-old student at Kettle Run High School …
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A Cambridge University study finds that regulatory T cells can reduce the risks of organ transplants and promote hair regrowth.
by Misha Oberoiby Misha OberoiNew research from scientists at the University of Cambridge has revealed promising information about regulatory T cells, a type of white blood cell that fights autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in …
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CONUT Score Predicts Early Morbidity After Liver Transplantation: A Collaborative Study
by News Sourceby News SourceIntroduction Liver transplantation (LT) is the cure for a growing number of patients with end-stage liver disease. Many patients who were once deemed too frail are now considered for LT …
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Liver Transplantation
New US liver transplant policy raises concerns about costs and equity, according to new study
CNN — Policy changes governing liver transplant allocation in the United States were intended to increase the number of transplants and make the process more equitable, but new research raises …