HIV organs could be safe for transplant
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Legally allowing people with HIV to be organ donors after death could ensure that as many as 500 HIV-positive kidney or liver failure patients each year would only wait months—not...
View ArticleT cell ‘atlas’ paves way for new vaccines
COLUMBIA U. (US) — The first-ever “atlas” of immune cells in the human body may lead to new vaccine strategies and immunotherapies.Researchers say the atlas, which they created by analyzing tissues...
View ArticleCornea donor’s age not a factor in most transplants
Ten years after a transplant, a cornea from a 71-year-old donor is likely to remain as healthy as a cornea from a donor half that age, according to a new long-term study. In the US, three-fourths of...
View ArticleHepatitis-infected kidneys don’t infect transplant recipients
In a small study, doctors have successfully transplanted kidneys infected with hepatitis C into non-infected patients without causing them to contract the disease. “Figuring out how to use these...
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