Science news articles about 'kidney rejection'
Study points to 1 cause of higher rates of transplanted kidney rejection in blacks
... specific, or HLA-specific B cells, when "sensitized" produce antibodies linked to transplanted kidney rejection, says Andrea Zachary, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins and lead researcher of the ...Drug may prolong organ life in noncompliant kidney transplant patients
... least half of transplanted kidneys are lost through chronic graft rejection, usually within ... go for 20 to 30 years before kidney rejection or other serious problems. This is an especially important ...Study points to 1 cause of higher rates of transplanted kidney rejection in blacks
A Johns Hopkins research team reports it may have an explanation for at least some of the higher organ rejection rates seen among black - as compared to white - kidney transplant recipients...Obtaining kidney transplants abroad carries certain medical risks
... receiving their transplants, tourists came to UCLA for follow-up about a month after their procedure. After one year, kidney rejection occurred in 30% of tourists compared with 12% of the UCLA- ...Urine protein test detects kidney dysfunction in transplant patients
... transplant patients and to fine-tune the immunosuppressive therapies prescribed to prevent kidney rejection. While kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal ...Urine protein test detects kidney dysfunction in transplant patients
... Society Nephrology (JASN). The results might allow physicians to more accurately monitor transplant patients and to fine-tune the immunosuppressive therapies prescribed to prevent kidney rejection.Immune system 'atlas' will speed detection of kidney transplant
... team's comprehensive list of anti-kidney antibodies will spur research on the mechanisms of chronic kidney rejection. For example, the study establishes for the first time what part of the kidney ...'Nature vs. nurture' study of deceased donor pairs in kidney transplantation
... an increase in monitoring and surveillance of the surviving patient, catching a potential kidney rejection before it gets out of control, and/or tailoring immunosuppressive drugs to reduce the ...Increasing the number of kidney transplants
... groups experienced similar rates of kidney rejection and delayed kidney function. In both groups, ... practice is safe and effective. "Single pediatric kidney transplants from donors less than five years ...Earlier not necessarily better when receiving a kidney transplant
... researchers didn't know if higher kidney function among pre-dialysis recipients ... week after transplantation and were less often treated for kidney rejection in the first six months after transplantation ...NYP/Weill Cornell physician-scientists present at 2009 American Transplant Congress in Boston
... differences in the expression of microRNAs between patients who experienced kidney rejection and those with successful long-term transplants. ... Kidney Living Donor Outcomes I Tuesday, June 2, 5:00 p. ...
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