Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

Medical scientists involved in a large international study have identified new signs of kidney transplant rejection that could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment for transplant recipients.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The kidney, pre-transplant, in a perfusion device which is used to circulate a solution that contains the converting enzymes.

In a massive win for organ transplantation research, scientists have demonstrated that they can successfully change the blood type of a donor kidney to type O before transplanting it into a brain-dead ...

Rejection was avoided for a few days using novel protocols. A pioneering technique has led to conversion of a human blood type-A donor kidney to type-O for transplantation into a type-O patient with ...

For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait years for a match that never comes. Incompatibility of blood type is one of ...

Rutgers Health researchers and other medical scientists involved in a large international study have identified new signs of kidney transplant rejection that could lead to more precise diagnosis and ...