Umbilical blood stem cell transplant puts woman in HIV remission
16 March 2023
A woman is in remission for HIV after she received HIV-resistant stem cells from umbilical cord blood to treat her leukaemia
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Third person 'cured' of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment
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A man has no signs of an active HIV infection after receiving stem cells from a donor who is resistant to the virus
Landmark pig heart transplant was a big leap forward in 2022
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On 7 January, a man with severe heart failure received a genetically modified pig's heart. Although he died two months later, the procedure marked a step towards xenotransplantation
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Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops
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Modified pig hearts transplanted into dead people kept on life support
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Researchers at New York University have successfully transplanted two genetically modified pig hearts into recently deceased humans who were kept on ventilators
Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease
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A girl with a rare disorder can now breathe more easily after receiving transfusions of a liquid that her sister's umbilical cord stem cells were grown in
Damaged liver repaired inside machine for three days before transplant
31 May 2022
A damaged liver that was kept alive and repaired in a machine for three days outside the body before transplantation is functioning normally in the recipient a year later
Protein gel could help treat type 1 diabetes
13 May 2022
The gel, which was implanted alongside a pancreatic cell transplant in monkeys with type 1 diabetes, releases a protein that kills overactive immune cells, preventing the pancreatic cells from being rejected
Electric field keeps kidney cells powered up while organs are on ice
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Organs soon run out of energy while they are between donor and recipient, but an electric field could keep them running and improve survival
