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Erasmus virus treated by altering lung cells

Written by | 24 May 2013

Erasmus virus resets cells’ genes and causes breathing distress and kidney failure.  A new virus that causes severe breathing distress and kidney failure elicits a distinctive airway cell… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Treating antibody-mediated rejection

Written by | 25 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Steve Woodle, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.   The future of treatment of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) may… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Post-transplant antibody monitoring – for and against

Written by | 24 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by William McKane, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Declan de Freitas, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.   Pre-transplant and de novo… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – The TAESR trial – outcomes after one year

Written by | 24 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Adam McLean, Hammersmith Hospital, London.  Tacrolimus administered once daily in an extended-release formulation is as safe and effective as conventional… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Transplantation clinical trials forum – Results of BTS member survey

Written by | 23 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Dion Morton, Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, University of Birmingham & Sir Peter John Morris, Centre for Evidence in Transplantation, Royal… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Engineering transplantable kidneys from stem cells: progress so far

Written by | 23 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Jamie Davies, University of Edinburgh.  Using stem cells to engineer functioning human kidneys that can be used for transplantation remains… read more.

Painkillers before marathons – not good

Written by | 22 Apr 2013

Risk increases with dose; unrecognised problem, doctors warn.  Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – When one is not enough: dual kidney transplantation

Written by | 22 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Lucrezia Furian, University of Padova, Italy.  Donors are getting older and the quality of organs offered to centres for transplantation… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – How will commissioning be different after April 2013 for kidney transplantation?

Written by | 22 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Keith Rigg, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.   With effect from April 2013, kidney transplantation will be commissioned by the NHS… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Risk of cancer transmission from organ donors

Written by | 19 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Rajeev Desai, National Health Service Blood and Transplant, Bristol.  The risk of cancer transmission via transplanted organs is very low… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Hoffenberg lecture: consent is a luxury we cannot afford

Written by | 18 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by John Harris, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, University of Manchester.   A thousand patients die every year whilst waiting for… read more.

BTS 2013 Report – Understanding the causes of kidney transplant failure: the dominant role of antibody-mediated rejection and non-adherence

Written by | 18 Apr 2013

by Maria Dalby reporting on the presentation by Declan de Freitas, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.   The majority of failed renal grafts can be attributed clinically or histologically to… read more.

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