y Old Human Cells Rejuvenated With Stem Cell Technology: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Youthful strength can be regained after the existing muscle stem cells are subjected to the rejuvenating protein treatment, and transplanted back into our bodies, reports a new study. Full Article
y Gene Therapy Prevents Heart Dysfunction in Barth Syndrome By www.medindia.net Published On :: Gene therapy could prevent or reverse cardiac dysfunction in Barth syndrome according to the new research at Boston Children's Hospital. The findings, Full Article
y CRISPR, Gene Editing Tool to Find Muscular Dystrophy Treatments By www.medindia.net Published On :: CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing technology helps better understand facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and explore potential treatments, found new study. Full Article
y New Method of DNA Synthesis Helps Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic By www.medindia.net Published On :: DNA synthesis is transforming diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, and may play a vital role in halting the pandemic. Allie Nawrat, Senior Medical Full Article
y New Mechanism to Explain Role of Gene Mutations in Kidney Disease Uncovered By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel mechanism that helps explain how certain genetic mutations give rise to a rare genetic kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrome has been mapped Full Article
y Gene Therapy can Improve Treatment of Neurological Diseases By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study has found a recently developed system for switching on the activity of genes that could improve treatments for a broad range of neurological diseases. Full Article
y New Gene Therapy Successfully Treats Glaucoma By www.medindia.net Published On :: Gene therapy could improve quality of life for many glaucoma patients. The research team tested a new approach that could provide additional treatment options and benefits. Full Article
y Behavioral Intervention can Improve Language Skills in Youth with Fragile X By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study finds more evidence for the efficacy of a telehealth-delivered behavioral intervention in treating language problems in youth with fragile X syndrome (FXS). Full Article
y Cold-induced Urticarial Rash: A New Hereditary Disease By www.medindia.net Published On :: New, previously unknown form of inflammatory skin disorder known as familial (hereditary) cold urticaria develops when exposed to temperatures below 15 Full Article
y Genetic Scoring Detects Risky Men for Aortic Aneurysm By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel genetic risk assessment tool detected more men at increased risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, according to the study presented at the American Full Article
y Antiviral Therapy Improves Survival Rates for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Hepatitis: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Hepatitis B and C viral control was found to improve kidney transplant survival rates, stated study published in the Journal of Hepatology. Renal Full Article
y Hepatitis C Infected Organs can be Safely Transplanted: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Doctors can safely transplant hepatitis C-infected hearts and lungs into people who are in dire need for a new organ, reports a new study. The findings Full Article
y Racial Disparities Exist in Kidney Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Despite a new system designed to reduce inequities, significant racial disparities exist among patients awaiting kidney transplants, finds a new study. Full Article
y Five-month-old Girl Becomes the Youngest Indian to Get Liver Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Ariana Dey, a Kolkata-based newborn, has become India's youngest liver transplant patient, says the doctors from Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi. Full Article
y World's First Baby Born After Robot-assisted Uterus Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: First baby boy was born after the technological shift in Gothenburg's world-leading research on uterine transplantation. The boy was 48 centimeters long, Full Article
y De Novo Donor-specific Antibodies Linked to Blood Vessels Thickening After Kidney Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: After kidney transplant, kids who developed anti-human leukocyte antibodies against their donor kidney, known as de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA) Full Article
y New Study Measures Quality of Life After Pediatric Kidney Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: Pediatric kidney transplant patients may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the importance of screening transplant recipients for Full Article
y Viability of Donated Livers: Fresh Insights By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study on the viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics has been conducted by a group of researchers from Harvard Medical Full Article
y Quantitative Biomarker to Test Corneal Cell Quality and Life By www.medindia.net Published On :: Corneal transplantations are old and common. Cornea restoration is now a safe technique because of the advent of colloid physics, a quanititative biomarker is designed. Full Article
y New Technique May Eradicate World's Need for Liver Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new liver cell has been identified, which may eradicate the need of liver transplant in the near future. As there is an alarming rise in need of a liver Full Article
y Many Kidneys Discarded in the United States Would be Transplanted in France: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: French transplant centers are far more likely to transplant kidneys from older donors, revealed new study led by Penn Medicine and Paris Transplant Group. Full Article
y Priority Rule for Organ Donors Could Have Unintended Consequences, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Scientists have created a simulated organ market and placed a dollar value factor using data from the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Full Article
y Patients Die on Wait List as US Transplant Centers Refuse Donor Kidneys By www.medindia.net Published On :: Transplant centers are declining viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, reports a new study. The findings Full Article
y Novel Study Offers Solution to Decrease Organ Shortage Crisis By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study provides incentives to boost organ supply without compromising organ quality or inducing excessively high costs of donating. The findings of Full Article
y US Pediatric Heart Transplant Waitlist Policy Is Not Working as Planned By www.medindia.net Published On :: The waitlist policy which aimed to protect children lives by giving importance to children anticipating heart transplantation in the U.S has unwanted consequences. Full Article
y New Findings Enable More Heart Donations: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Many hearts are reported unfit for donation due to stress-induced heart failure. But a new study finds that this condition has no significance on the Full Article
y New Study Aims to Improve Long-Term Lung Transplant Outcomes By www.medindia.net Published On :: New research studies the lung transplant recipients to identify the underlying biologic mechanisms that determine the effectiveness and to improve long-term outcomes of the transplant. Full Article
y Kidney Replacement Therapy Rates Have Remained Higher in Men Vs. Women for Decades: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: From 1965 to 2015 in European countries, rates for all the types of kidney replacement therapy were consistently higher in men than women, stated new study. Full Article
y Laparoscopic Living Donor Surgery for Liver Transplant By www.medindia.net Published On :: In an adult recipient, the first purely laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplantation has been successfully performed by Cleveland Clinic researchers. Full Article
y Using Lungs from Increased-risk Donors Expands Donor Pool, Maintains Current Survival Rates: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: New study found no significant difference in patient survival or rates of rejection when the recipient accepted increased risk lungs, reveals a new study. Full Article
y Less-than-perfect Kidneys can be Successfully Used for Transplants By www.medindia.net Published On :: Each year, hundreds of deceased donor kidneys are discarded after being deemed not suitable under current medical criteria, can be transplanted safely Full Article
y Subtle Structural Features in Donated Kidneys Help Predict Transplant Failure Risk By www.medindia.net Published On :: In kidneys from living donors, subtle structural features help predict the risk of transplant failure in recipients, revealed Mayo Clinic researchers. Full Article
y Reliability of Biopsies from Donated Kidneys Prior to Transplantation Examined By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new study published in CJASN indicated that biopsies of donated kidneys are likely not useful for assessing organ quality prior to transplantation unless Full Article
y Kidney Paired Donation is an Excellent Option for Transplant Candidates, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: A national kidney paired donation program is a safe and effective way to treat patients with incompatible living donors, revealed study. In kidney paired Full Article
y Mixed Chimerism Improves Long-term Kidney Transplant Outlook, Says Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: For kidney transplant recipients, mixed chimerism could improve outcomes, states new clinical study in about 50 patients. Mixed chimerism is the continued Full Article
y New Device can Help High-quality Blood Donors By www.medindia.net Published On :: New device developed at UBC is showing promise as a method to recognize "super donors," potentially aiding over 4.5 million patients who need blood transfusions Full Article
y New Way to Preserve Donated Kidneys By www.medindia.net Published On :: Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (UH), Cleveland Clinic and Lifebanc Full Article
y Huge Improvements Noted in Survival of Kids After Kidney Transplantation: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Massive improvements are seen over the last 40 years in the survival of children after kidney transplant, reports a new study. The findings of the study Full Article
y Elderly Patients also Benefit from Kidney Transplantation: Study By www.medindia.net Published On :: Patients older than 75 years who received a kidney from a similarly aged donor remain dialysis-free for the rest of their lives, reveals a new study. Full Article
y Early Blood Marker Helps Predict Future Risk of Kidney Transplant Failure By www.medindia.net Published On :: A new blood marker helps predict which patients who recently underwent kidney transplantation are at risk of experiencing organ rejection several years later. Full Article
y New Study Explores Link Between Distance to Transplant Center and Likelihood of Being Considered for Transplantation By www.medindia.net Published On :: In the kidney transplantation process, the distance from a patient's residence to the nearest transplant center did not appear to affect access to early steps, revealed study of Southeastern U. Full Article
y New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique can Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation By www.medindia.net Published On :: Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys. Full Article
y Soft Opt-out System can Increase Organ Donation Consent By www.medindia.net Published On :: Introduction of a soft opt (and) #8208;out system of consent significantly boosted organ donation consent though the impact was not immediate, reports a new study. Full Article
y 'Doctors with a Heart' Recognized for Their Community Service By www.medindia.net Published On :: Even in this fast paced world where everybody is busy minding their own business, there are doctors who take an active r Full Article
y Demographic Health Divide Continues but 2008 Survey Shows Health of Nation Improving By www.medindia.net Published On :: The Sample Registration System (SRS) survey carried out by the Government Census Office brings out certain heartening fa Full Article
y World Cup Cricket Finals-Psychology of Betting By www.medindia.net Published On :: It's here - the World Cup Cricket Finals! If it is anything to go by the Indo-Pak semi-finals, it is going to Full Article
y Dying to Live: Urgent Need to Increase Organ Donation Awareness in India By www.medindia.net Published On :: Thousands of people die every year waiting for someone to donate an organ that is so vitally important and could have Full Article
y Accreditation, Hallmark of Health Care Quality in India: Dr. Narottam Puri By www.medindia.net Published On :: Certification on products and services has become imperative to ensure safety and reliability. A similar standard fo Full Article
y Youth Health Mela 2012- Aspiring for a Healthy India By www.medindia.net Published On :: Healthy people make a healthy nation. However recent changes in life style, untraditional influences, ecological imbal Full Article
y First Death Due to Swine Flu This Year in Tamil Nadu By www.medindia.net Published On :: Swine flu, the virus that caused panic in India in 2009, is back this season. In fact, in 2010, the WHO had warned of s Full Article