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 ...

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 spatial molecular imaging to map immune activity down to the cellular level.

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 ...

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection. A new study shows the promise of a biomarker that could allow doctors ...

A team of scientists from France and the United States has taken an important step toward understanding how the human body ...

A pioneering new study by French and US researchers has shown how human immune cells interact with pig kidney tissue after transplants, showing rejection markers and throwing light on possible ...