Age shouldn't be a factor in kidney transplantation
...gical age to be a contraindication to either organ donation or organ transplantation," Stratta said. Of the 144 transplants, about one out of four (26 percent) were in patients age 60 and older. The mean age of this group was 65, and seven kidney recipients were older than 70. Most of the patients (62 percen...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...rofessional journals. The awards, funded through a donation from the Hodson Trust, are an important part of the university's commitment to research opportunities for undergraduates. The Johns Hopkins University is recognized as the country's first graduate research university, and has been in recent years the...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...the efforts underway at NIH. The SMA Foundation's donation to Columbia University research is part of a broader strategy to integrate basic, translational and clinical research efforts at leading institutions into coordinated efforts aimed at facilitating drug discovery. Loren Eng, Co-Founder and President o...Hopkins convenes 'consensus' conference to develop blueprint for nationwide matching program
...ansplant professionals who pioneered paired kidney donation in the United States will lead the program, includ...ors and recipients who have participated in paired donation procedures in the United States will attend the conference. The conference was made possible throu......d to Margaretha Wallenius-Kleberg, whose generous donation has enabled the building of a unique interventional unit at one of Sweden's largest highly specialised hospitals, Karolinska University Hospital. This unit will be a platform for multidisciplinary research and development regarding many of today's op...Mayo Clinic study finds obese kidney donors face few increased risks
... long-term conclusions. Historically living kidney donation has been restricted to a select donor group in very good health. However, with national trends indicating an increased obese population in the United States, the number of obese individuals offering to donate a kidney to a friend or loved one is risi...World-first living donor islet cell transplant a success
...veric organ donors are scarce in Japan, and living donation has very established roots in liver and kidney transplantation there. "Living donor islet transplants could allow many more desperate patients with type 1 diabetes to get successful islet transplants," says Dr. Shapiro. "The donor operation is relat...University of Washington joins new Autism Treatment Network to provide better medical services
...is effort has been given a boost with a $1 million donation by Fade and his wife. This gift will be used to cr...ave a family member with autism, made a $5 million donation in 2000 to help found the UW Autism Center. Autism is the most common developmental disability in t...Four teams awarded inaugural translational cancer research grants
...ies to the health care industry, has made the lead donation of $150,000. Abbott, a longtime sponsor of AACR's meetings and scientific conference, will also join this partnership for translational research. Commenting on this new funding partnership, Debra Dendahl Hadley, Executive Director of the Cardinal He...Book celebrates centenary of city's advances in public health
...added: "The Usher Institute was built with a major donation from Sir John Usher of Norton, of the famous Edinburgh distillers, and provided laboratory and teaching facilities for medical officers of health and student doctors. The Institute, in Warrender Park Road, is now used by the University as student acc...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
...rtainly, increased rates of African American organ donation can help ease this crisis by creating the opportunity for more transplants," said Velma Scantlebury, M.D., director of transplantation services at the University of South Alabama in Mobile and a member of The Links, Incorporated. "I am proud to join ...Foundation to honor physicians and community health initiatives around the world
...s consultation services in Denver, Colorado; organ donation education to African-Americans in Detroit, Michigan; and other needed services to people and communities around the globe. This year will mark The CHEST Foundation's eighth year in supporting lung health and critical care initiatives in communities a...Tony Blair launches UK's new global AIDS strategy
...aria over the next three years - increasing the UK donation to $280.3 million (150m). Mr. Blair described his "personal commitment" to providing global leadership to tackle AIDS during the UK presidencies of the EU and G8 in 2005 and beyond. Speaking at a No10 Downing Street breakfast with women and ...Cancer research in Europe: A 'foundation' for the future
...witzerland was instrumental in obtaining the first donation of 100,000, presented in January 2004 by Dr. Bernhard Ehmer, Vice President of Business Area Oncology at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. "The quantity and quality of oncology healthcare differs widely among ESMO member countries. I believe that the ...Diabetes linked to increased risk of Alzheimer's in long-term study
...port. "Since all participants have agreed to brain donation at their deaths, we will have the opportunity to examine the pathologic basis of the association of diabetes to cognitive decline." The Rush researchers also expressed their indebtedness to the more than 1,000 nuns, priests, and brothers from across...New research to address early lung cancer detection
...-cancer detection, will conduct the research. The donation will support a 4,000-patient study whose goal is t...their earliest stages. The Medicsight Foundation donation was presented to Dr. Henschke by Steven Rockefeller, the prominent business and philanthropic leader...Cultural sensitivity crucial when seeking organ donors
...d to be aware that not all cultures consider organ donation justifiable, he says. His article, Cultural consid...philosophy, "I think, therefore, I am" -- so organ donation is seen as acceptable. In addition, western society has been greatly influenced by the Christian bel...Student builds micro biosensor chip to move DNA molecules
...rofessional journals. The awards, funded through a donation from the Hodson Trust, are an important part of the university's commitment to research opportunities for undergraduates. The Johns Hopkins University is recognized as the country's first graduate research university, and has been in recent years the...Religion guides views of fertility treatment in Middle East
...990s, an Iranian leader issued a fatwa stating egg donation "is not in and of itself legally forbidden." Inhor...re strict in their interpretation of a third-party donation in IVF believe the couple should get approval from a religious court first, and the husband needs to......in responsibilities, such as refraining from blood donation and providing information to ascertain the size of the risk to others. It will also be necessary to clarify criminal justice liabilities for reckless transmission of the disease. However, steps must also be taken to protect patients' rights, for exa...