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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

With xenotransplantation -- animal-to-human transplantation -- poised to address the global organ shortage crisis, a pionee ...