Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) scientists have taken the first steps toward developing a treatment that would make bone marrow - blood stem cell - transplantation safer and, as a result, more ...
New research into the long-term dynamics of transplanted stem cells in a patient's body explains how age affects stem cell survival and immune diversity, offering insights that could make transplants ...
A simple blood test could one day replace invasive biopsies for detecting acute cellular rejection (ACR) after lung transplantation, a recent American Journal of Transplantation study finds. Across ...
Liver transplant is a lifesaving surgery, but a significant number of patients experience organ rejection or other complications. Now a new study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar ...
Umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT) is vital for patients without matched donors, especially racial and ethnic minorities, despite declining usage due to alternative transplant options. Latinx ...
Ancestry-skewed registries yield ~80% 8/8 match rates in White patients, versus <50% in Hispanic and <30% in African American populations, amplifying GVHD risk with mismatching. ACCESS enrolled 268 ...