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Cambridge researchers change donor kidney blood type

15 Aug 2022

Researchers have been able to alter the blood type of deceased donor kidneys using “molecular scissors”.

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Surgeons at work in an operating theatre

Scientists launch a pre-emptive strike on deadly post-transplant infection

23 Feb 2021

A potential new treatment to protect immunosuppressed patients from human cytomegalovirus ( HCMV ) has been discovered by scientists at the...

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Cholangiocyte organoids reconstruct human bile duct

Lab-grown ‘mini-bile ducts’ used to repair human livers in regenerative medicine first

18 Feb 2021

Scientists have used a technique to grow bile duct organoids – often referred to as ‘mini-organs’ – in the lab and shown that these can be used to...

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Wash cycle: making organs fit for transplantation

20 Jul 2016

There’s a nationwide shortage of suitable organs for transplanting – but what if some of those organs deemed ‘unsuitable’ could be rejuvenated...

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University of Cambridge to establish two new Blood and Transplant Research Units

14 Nov 2014

The University of Cambridge has received £7.9 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to fund Blood and Transplant Research...

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Histopathological image of the active stage of ulcerative colitis. Endoscopic biopsy. Hematoxylin & eosin stain.

Scientists explore using stem cells to treat inflammatory bowel disease

18 Oct 2013

Research paves way for new therapies for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

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HCMV

Silent killer

13 Sep 2013

Many of us are infected with a virus we’ll never clear. While we’re healthy, it’s nothing to worry about, but when our immune system is suppressed it...

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Human liver cells

Consortium finds chronic liver cirrhosis clues

21 Mar 2011

Researchers have provided new clues into the genetics underlying a chronic form of liver disease, called primary biliary cirrhosis, which can lead to...

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Research hopes to increase available donor kidneys

19 Aug 2010

Donor kidneys from individuals who have recently died from cardiac arrest perform just as well in recipients as kidneys from traditional 'brain-dead...

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February is American Heart Month

Scientists find "missing link" between heart failure and environment

13 Jan 2010

Scientists have found what they believe is the missing link between heart failure, our genes and our environment. The study could open up completely...

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BioResource

The Cambridge BioResource: the study of health and disease

01 Sep 2009

Cambridge BioResource provides a new approach to understanding why some of us suffer from certain common diseases while others don't.

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Waldmann, Clark and Hale

Campath: from innovation to impact

01 Aug 2009

The path from innovation to impact can be long and complex. Here we describe the 30-year journey behind the development of a drug now being used to...

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