Organ transplants are medical procedures in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The most commonly transplanted organs are the kidney, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, and intestine. Transplants are critical treatments for end-stage organ failure and certain conditions that cause irreversible organ damage. The success of these procedures depends on various factors, including the type of organ, the health of the donor and recipient, and the compatibility between them. Despite the challenges of organ rejection, where the recipient’s immune system attacks the transplanted organ, advances in immunosuppressive drugs have significantly improved success rates. Organ transplantation raises complex ethical, social, and logistical issues, including the need for donor organs which far exceeds the available supply.
Significant advancements in preservation techniques could liberate more hearts for transplantation. More than five decades after the first human-to-human heart transplant, over 5,000 heart transplants…
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According to recent research, a larger number of donated hearts could potentially be used for transplantation if they are kept operational in the body for…
Yale-developed technology restores cell and organ function in pigs after death, a potential organ transplant breakthrough. Within just minutes of the final heartbeat, a cascade…
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A research team based in Kumamoto University (Japan) has created complex 3D kidney tissue in the lab solely from cultured mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells….
First clinical-grade transplant of gene-edited pig kidneys into a brain-dead human. A groundbreaking study demonstrated the successful transplant of modified pig kidneys into a human,…
A 61-year-old patient suffered from severe post-COVID-19 respiratory failure after three months on an artificial lung that oxygenates blood and multiple treatment-related complications. Doctors in…
Less than two months after the first breakthrough surgery, NYU Langone Health has performed its second successful investigational xenotransplantation procedure using a genetically engineered pig…
Researchers have found a way to reduce organ rejection following a transplant by using a special polymer to coat blood vessels on the organ to…
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The death prediction and physiology after removal of therapy study (DePPaRT study) A new international study, led by Dr. Sonny Dhanani of the CHEO Research…
New research from Yale University shows that kidneys from deceased donors that have acute injuries can be successfully used for transplants, instead of being discarded….
Japanese scientists have been able to induce stem cells to create liver-like tissue in a dish. The new findings were reported online by the journal…