Scientists tracked how human immune cells attack pig kidneys after transplant—and found a way to fight back using precision ...

But there's a problem, and a big one at that: The body naturally wants to reject any tissue it knows it didn't manufacture.

Ten weeks after a New England man received a kidney transplant, he went into respiratory failure and shock - thanks to an ...

Allina Health closed its Kidney Transplant and Living Kidney Donor Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on June 27.

Research shows that small extracellular vesicles shed by donor heart cells and circulating T cells provide a precise readout ...

An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...

Solid organ transplantation provides life-saving and life-enhancing treatments for patients with end-stage organ failure.1,2 However, the rising global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and ...

N ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A 14-year-old from Murfreesboro received a successful kidney transplant after desperately ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Scientists have achieved an unprecedented look into how the human immune system attacks a transplanted pig kidney, using ...

The scientists found that human immune cells were quickly moving into all parts of the pig kidney. The body started showing early signs of rejection as soon as Day 10 after the transplant, with the ...

In a major leap toward solving the global organ shortage, an international team of scientists has unveiled new insights into how the human immune system reacts to transplanted pig kidneys. The ...