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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Protein imbalances that increase brain cell excitability may explain why individuals with Alzheimer's…

In a world first, we heard last week that US surgeons had transplanted a kidney from a gene-edited pig into a living human. News reports said the procedure was a breakthrough in xenotransplantation – when an organ, cells or tissues…

Surgeons perform the pig kidney transplant. The surgery took place last week, and the patient is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the…

1 Introduction Organ transplantation has a rich history, starting with the first human kidney transplant in 1954. Subsequent decades saw milestones in liver, pancreas, heart, lung, and intestine transplants (Terry Sharrer, 2022). Early…

1. IntroductionPrimary hypertension (PH) is an etiologically complex syndrome. There is a hypothesis called the Page mosaic theory. The theory explains that at least three critical systems (excluding genetic and environmental factors),…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Submission received: 8 January 2024 / Revised: 17 February 2024 / Accepted: 18 February 2024 / Published: 22 February 2024 Abstract We…

1. IntroductionBreast cancer (BC) is a common condition that has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. According to GLOBOCAN, it is the most prevalent type of malignancy in women around the globe. In 2020, it has been…

Volunteers from the John Cage Organ Foundation conducting an earlier chord change in October 2013 Peter Förster / Picture Alliance via Getty…

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #NDRI--The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) is pleased to announce its recovery network and program manager for the Somatic Mosaicism across Human Tissues (SMaHT) Tissue Procurement Center. The…

SNC80 uptake and activity at the delta opioid receptor. a. Distribution of SNC80 in Xenopus tadpoles after 1 and 2 hours of compound exposure. b. Uptake of SNC80 in…

BackgroundOrgan transplantation from donors with hepatitis C viremia (HCV) to recipients without HCV (HCV D+/R−) has excellent medical outcomes. Less is known about the psychosocial impact and experiences of HCV D+/R- recipients,…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Clinician-scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago were among a diverse,…

January 9, 2024At a Glance Researchers found that proteins in the blood can be used to track the aging of individual organs, and that faster organ aging increased the risk of disease and death. The technique could be used to…

Researchers and regulators from around the world recently convened to explore the use of microphysiological systems (MPS), also called tissue chips, to improve understanding and treatment of emerging infectious diseases. Human-based…

Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Board Announces Video Scholarship Contest…

Figure 1. Patient cohort for data analysis. Figure 1. Patient cohort for data analysis. Figure 2. Changes in hemodynamics and LVEF in the overall cohort. In the overall cohort, no significant changes in cardiac output (CO),…

An installed marsh organ at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve in the Florida Panhandle. A NOS-sponsored project in the Gulf of Mexico employs the marsh organ to mimic sea…

Organs soon run out of energy while they are between donor and recipient, but an electric field could keep them running and improve…

The organs in your body aren't necessarily the same biological age, and tracking their individual ageing trajectories could help…

After completing a human trial of modified pig skin grafts last year, a team in China hopes to start the first pig organ transplant…