Studying mismatches between donor and recipient in kidney transplantation
A recent study identified a gene mismatch between kidney donors and recipients connected to increased risk of transplant loss. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1 S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1
Join Drs Matthew Sparks and Kirk Campbell as they dive into the murky waters of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. How do you diagnose? How do you treat? Tune in to find out.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 26, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology InDiscussion Source Type: news
Organ transplant breakthrough as pig's kidney survives in body of brain dead man for two months
The genetically engineered kidney was observed in the body of 58-year-old Maurice Miller (pictured) for 61 days before it was removed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genetically Modified Pig ’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient
The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Heart Immune System Transplants Surgery and Surgeons University of Maryland Medical Center Source Type: news
'Significant breakthrough' as girl first UK transplant patient not to need life-long drugs
Young Aditi Shankar is the first child in the UK to receive a special type of kidney transplant. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Girl receives UK ’s first kidney transplant without need for lifelong drugs
Aditi Shankar, eight, has pioneering treatment resulting in her body accepting donor kidney as its ownAn eight-year-old girl has been spared from taking lifelong drugs to stop her body rejecting her kidney transplant thanks to a UK-first treatment.Aditi Shankar ’s immune system was “reprogrammed” after a stem cell transplant, resulting in her body accepting a donor kidney as its own, clinicians said.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 22, 2023 Category: Science Authors: PA Media Tags: NHS Health UK news Society Source Type: news
Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine Lessons Learned During the War in Ukraine
A new report from the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force sheds light on the consequences of war and disasters on the care and support of people with kidney disease.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Girl, 8, gets kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs in UK-first
The stem cell transplant performed at London's Great Ormond Street (Gosh), means the eight-year-old's body accepted the organ as her own, sparing her a lifetime of medication. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Diphtheria treatment shortage, prisoner release, and iNaturalist ’s growth
CONSERVATION
Popular biodiversity app to expand
The nonprofit that runs iNaturalist, a popular app and website for identifying species, has received a $10 million grant to expand. The funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, announced last week, will allow iNaturalist—whose website is one of the largest generators of crowd-sourced species-occurrence data—to add users, technology, and observations to inform conservation. iNaturalist hopes to grow in nature-rich parts of the world, such as Asia and South America, which have fewer users uploading data. Since iNaturalist’s founding in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 21, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Islet+Kidney Transplants Boost Survival in Type 1 Diabetes Islet+Kidney Transplants Boost Survival in Type 1 Diabetes
Patients who receive islet transplants along with donor kidneys had significantly lower risks of transplant failure and mortality compared to kidney alone.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Implanting pancreas cells from a donor into the liver of type 1 diabetes patients helps them live longer, research shows
A trial of the op, led by French scientists, has shown promising results for type 1 diabetics who undergo a kidney transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
eGFR With Creatinine and Kidney Transplant Outcomes eGFR With Creatinine and Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Estimated glomerular filtration rate based on serum creatinine may better determine the risk for adverse outcomes after kidney transplantation.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 15, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Fresh Blood Not Always the Best Blood?
(MedPage Today) -- Longer storage of red blood cell (RBC) units was associated with longer transplant survival in kidney transplant patients receiving early transfusions, a retrospective study in France found.
Among 3,483 kidney recipients who... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants
For a history-making two months, a pig's kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Chinese scientists successfully grow humanized kidney inside pig
Researchers have successfully grown a humanized kidney inside a pig, a development that could help address the shortage of organs for transplantation. The study involved creating human-pig chimeric embryos and implanting them in surrogate pig mothers. After 28 days, the resulting kidneys had a predominantly human cell composition. While the achievement is significant, there are limitations to the study, including concerns about the efficacy of the procedure and the contribution of human cells to other lineages. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
