The Scientist |
Monitoring Post-Mortem Gene Transcription in Mice and Zebrafish
The Scientist The results suggest that organismal death is an orderly, predictable process, and could help forensic scientists pinpoint time of death, plus help explain why organs from recently deceased donors seem to be more prone to cancer. “Death is a time … |
Live kidney donation rate fallingBend BulletinTransplants of kidneys from live donors have better outcomes, with a higher success rate and longer life after transplantation, than from deceased donors. And despite medical advances that have had made it …
The Dominion PostEditorial: The long road to persuade more people to donate organsThe Dominion PostThe rise in organ donations is good news. There were 61 deceased organ donors last year, a big leap from 36 three years earlier. This means saved lives a…
The Union of Grass ValleyChelsea Roman of Grass Valley in desperate need of a kidney donorThe Union of Grass ValleyFamily members have tested negative and the wait time for a deceased donor can be three to six years, she said. Also, her life expectancy…
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Previous Article – Newswise
Newswise (press release) Rush University Medical Center’s solid organ transplant program has better-than-expected rates of one-year adult patient survival after liver and kidney … |
KOIN.com |
Alysia Yamasaki needs a kidney and is trying to educate people about living donations
KOIN.com PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Alysia Yamasaki has travelled the world, went to and graduated from college and now works for Head Start. The 28-year-old Southeast Portland resident said she’s especially grateful for one person. “At 10 I had a life-saving … |
Jerusalem Post Israel News |
Sourasky purchases corneas in bulk from US
Jerusalem Post Israel News In addition, dozens of Israeli families gave permission for corneas to be removed from the eyes of their deceased loved ones. As a result, 103 cornea transplants were carried out on patients – some of them with very complex conditions – in 2016 at … |
Newstalk ZBMore organ transplants being carried out – 22-Jan-2017 – NZ Health …NZCityOrgan transplants from deceased donors are at a record and a new law will make it easier for live donors to donate.A second chance at life: More organs donated in NZ…
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Organ Donation New Zealand figures show there were a total of 61 deceased organ donors in 2016, a 69 per cent …
New Zealand Herald From the 61 donors, 181 organs were transplanted, a 57 per cent increase over the past four years. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has welcomed the figures and said the Government had ambitions to grow the rate further. “Organ transplantation is a … |
New Haven Register |
Spreading the word helps find matching donors for organ transplants, experts say
New Haven Register “Most of the time, people find a loved one, a friend, some kind of friend of a friend that they may have known, and when they show interest to be an organ donor, a significant number of times they can be a donor,” said Dr. David Mulligan, director of … Record number of organ donations encouragingMalaysia Sun (press release) |