Transplant articles
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Transplanting Mitochondria Improves Muscle Function
A recent study saw researchers associated with Cellvie demonstrate significant improvements to mitochondria and muscle function in aged mice by injecting additional mitochondria [1]. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a reason we age Mitochondria are cellular powerhouses that convert nutrients into adenosine
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney. The first, a man transplanted last month in Boston, also is faring well. Pisano was far sicker, suffering a combination of heart and kidney failure. It's the latest in a string of attempts to make...
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Medicare Bureaucrat Denies Test To Transplant Recipients Despite Doctors’ Advice
This bureaucrat’s denial is the latest signal of how the left will use rationing tactics to deny patients costly care.