Un mono al que se le dio un riñón de cerdo editado genéticamente todavía está vivo dos años después
LUNES, 16 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dos años después de que un riñón de cerdo editado genéticamente fuera trasplantado a un mono, los investigadores informan que el mono todavía está vivo.”Somos el único grupo en el campo que aborda de ma…
Learn MoreDonor’s Immune Cells Could Help Transplant Recipients Avoid Organ Rejection
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A liver transplant can give people a new lease on life, but at the cost of lifelong immune-suppressing medication and its risks. Now an innovative approach to reduce, or possibly eliminate, certain patients’ r…
Learn MoreMonkey Given Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Still Alive Two Years Later
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two years after a gene-edited pig kidney was transplanted into a monkey, researchers report the monkey is still alive. “We’re the only group in the field to comprehensively address safety and efficacy of our …
Learn MoreModel Developed for Prioritizing Patients Waiting for Lung Transplant
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new model has been developed for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Jarro…
Learn MoreHigh-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High-risk cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplant (LT) most benefit from potential living donors, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Aging.Fakhar Ali Qazi Arisar, M.B.B.S., from the Unive…
Learn MoreSarcopenia Worsens Liver Transplant Outcomes for Patients With Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC), according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcop…
Learn MoreSarcopenia Worsens Liver Transplant Outcomes for Patients With Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC), according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcop…
Learn MoreCirujanos realizan trasplante de corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado en un segundo paciente
MARTES, 26 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un segundo paciente humano ha recibido un corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado mientras lucha contra los estragos de una enfermedad cardíaca en etapa terminal.El hombre de 58 años, Lawrence Fauc…
Learn MoreSurgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease. The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Ma…
Learn MoreShort-Term Survival Worse for Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Single-ventricle congenital heart disease (CHD) patients undergoing heart transplant have worse short-term survival, according to a study published online in the Sept. 19 issue of the Journal of the American …
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