Genes can tell which kidney transplant recipients don’t need lifelong drugs
May 25th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 27 (ANI): A pattern of genes could soon identify kidney transplant recipients that do not need immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives, a new study has claimed.Generally, such ... Read more...
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Experimental drug better for kidney transplant
March 4th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): The experimental drug belatacept are better than standard immunosuppressive drugs in preventing graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients and preserving kidney function, a new study claims.Thomas C. Pearson, ... Read more...
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New test quickly detects kidney transplant rejection
February 18th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 18 (IANS) A urine test devised by researchers is faster, simpler and less invasive than current biopsy tests to detect kidney transplant rejections.
The first ever urine test to detect such ... Read more...
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‘SMS therapy’ for chronic diseases
December 31st, 2009 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): Text messaging is considered a lethal distraction for drivers and is also cursed for dehumanizing personal interactions, but for doctors treating patients with chronic diseases, it can prove ... Read more...
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Heart transplant patients face higher risk of skin cancers
December 25th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Many heart transplant patients develop multiple skin cancers, says a new study.
"Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk for skin cancers," the study authors wrote."However, these characteristics ... Read more...
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Childhood kidney disorder may persist into adulthood with long-term complications
September 25th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 25 (ANI): A childhood kidney disorder, which was believed to disappear after puberty, is likely to persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, reveals a new study.The study's researchers ... Read more...
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New drugs could counter antibiotic resistant hospital infections
April 9th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 9 (IANS) Latest research findings that lack of sufficient phosphate in a bacterium could turn it into a killer could help develop new drugs to disarm the antibiotic resistant pathogens ... Read more...
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Scientists trick immune system into accepting organ transplant
April 7th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, scientists have tricked the immune system into accepting a new organ transplant as its own, eliminating dependence on toxic immunosuppressive drugs for a lifetime.
Jonathan ... Read more...
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Novel surgical implant may prevent total blindness
February 19th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Iowa have tested and are now using a surgical implant called Retisert to prevent a rare eye condition, sympathetic ophthalmia.
Sympathetic ophthalmia occurs ... Read more...
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Discovery to help trick body into accepting transplants
January 24th, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 24 (IANS) A discovery can trick the body into accepting tissues or transplants as its own, eliminating the necessity for immunity suppressing medicines.Stacey Walters, a researcher in immunology at Garvan ... Read more...
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Fooling immune system may help fight diabetes
November 21st, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): Researchers at Northwestern University''s Feinberg School of Medicine have found a new technique that may help fight diabetes.When people with type 1 diabetes undergo human islet cell ... Read more...
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First trial in the U.S. to treat heart failure using patient’’s own stem cells
November 18th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Utah is recruiting people in a new clinical trial to treat ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure using patients own ... Read more...
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Drug therapy effective in immune-mediated kidney disease
August 6th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Rituximab, a drug, substantially heals kidney injury in patients with membranous nephropathy, a common form of kidney disease, according to a study. The results suggest that this condition ... Read more...
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