13Mar/15

Can ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy treat heart failure patients? UB … – UB News Center

Can ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy treat heart failure patients? UB
UB News Center
Canty notes this approach makes it potentially feasible to use stem cells from an unrelated donor and not the patient. “Using cardiac stem cells that don’t need to be harvested from the recipient would make this type of therapy more widely available to

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13Mar/15

“We’re Related Now”: 8-Way Kidney Swap Donors, Recipients Meet – MyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)


MyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)

“We’re Related Now”: 8-Way Kidney Swap Donors, Recipients Meet
MyArkLaMiss (press release) (blog)
Brakoniecki had already waited five years for a transplant from a deceased donor. But the generosity of one woman from Mystic sparked a chain that quite likely saved four lives. Nine days later, everyone is in good spirits. “Look at me,” said donor
Damaged Kidneys May Still Be Viable in TransplantMonthly Prescribing Reference
8 patients, 4 kidney exchanges, all in one day at Yale New Haven HospitalFOX CT
Historic eight-person kidney transplant at YaleDanbury News Times
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13Mar/15

Couple continues mission to educate about organ donation – Kotatv

KotatvCouple continues mission to educate about organ donationKotatvBrian Pavel was just 28 years old when he fell 30 feet from a roof. He died two times before reaching the hospital. More from KOTA Territory. Local business leaders working to keep LNI…

13Mar/15

Apple’s Tim Cook offered to give Steve Jobs his liver in bid to save his life – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Apple’s Tim Cook offered to give Steve Jobs his liver in bid to save his life
Daily Mail
The most commonly understood type of liver transplant involves the removal of a diseased liver to be replaced with a healthy liver taken from a deceased donor. However, another type of transplant has emerged in recent decades with developments in …

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